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Jerre Stead became Executive Chairman of IHS Inc. December 1 2000 after retiring from Ingram Micro in May of 2000 where he served as Chairman and CEO. Jerre assumed the additional role of CEO for IHS Inc. on September 20 2006.
He joined Ingram Micro in 1996 with a proven track record and is characterized as having great vision and global expertise. Mr. Stead took Ingram Micro public on November 1 1996. Under his leadership Ingram Micro grew from an eight billion dollar company to a 30 billion dollar company doing business in over 120 countries. The company was number 41 in the Fortune 500 for the year 2000.
Mr. Stead began his career in 1965 at Honeywell Inc. where he spent 21 years and held a number of executive management positions in the United States and Europe.
In 1987 he was named President and COO of Palatine an Illinois based Square D Company a leading manufacturer of electrical distribution and factory automation products. He was promoted to Chairman President and CEO in 1988 and served in that capacity through 1991.
In 1992 Mr. Stead was named Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Global Business Communications Systems. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of AT&T and Chairman and CEO of AT&T Global Information Solutions (NCR Corporation) in 1993. He was a member of AT&T Management Executive Committee. During this time Mr. Stead was also the chairman of NCR Japan a publicly traded company.
Mr. Stead became chairman and CEO of the Legent Corporation January 2 1995. He led the sale of the company for over $2.2 billion in May of 1995 and resigned upon the successful merger in September of 1995. | 