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David Taylor, senior v-p of content acquisition international at Ingram Content Group, will retire in June 2025 after a 40-year career that he started in 1983 as a bookseller at Blackwell's in Oxford, England. He joined Ingram in 2003 and worked to build the business outside North America, expanding Ingram's global network to 25 locations. These include Ingram's market entry into Australia in 2010, establishing joint ventures in France and Sharjah, and growing the Global Connect network, which now reaches from Brazil to India and covers 11 countries.
Ingram Content Group chairman John Ingram said, "David has been an important member of our team for over 20 years and he will certainly be missed. David's leadership and dedication have been a key component in our global efforts and he leaves us in a great position for the future."
Ingram CEO Shawn Morin said, "Ingram's growth and respected industry position we enjoy today in the UK, and globally, would not have been possible without David's thoughtful, patient, and effective leadership."
Taylor added, "I'd like to thank John Ingram for hiring me back in 2003 when the idea of print-on-demand was still in its infancy in the U.K. market and Lightning Source UK was a new arrival. It's been both a privilege and a lot of fun to be able to explain the benefits to publishers and booksellers and to have played a part in Ingram's journey into a global player. I still get a kick out of the thought that there are literally millions of books that have been made available to readers because of the impact that the Ingram model has had on the global supply chain."