Orrin H. Ingram II

Orrin H. Ingram II (born July 5, 1960) is an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and polo player. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingram Industries and the chairman of Ingram Barge Company.

Early life Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960. His late father was E. Bronson Ingram II and his mother is Martha R. Ingram. His paternal great-great-grandfather, also Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and early invested in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. He has sat on the Boards of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Polo and hunting Ingram is a former Chairman of the United States Polo Association and the Polo Training Foundation, where he still serves as an Honorary Director. He is a member of the Nashville Polo Club. In 1996, he played on the American team in South Africa with James Armstrong, Adolfo Cambiaso and Tod Rackley. He has organized charity polo games at his RiverView Farm in Franklin, Tennessee. He is the patron of the Riverview Polo Team. He has won the USPA Bronze Trophy, the Eastern Challenge, the International Cup and the Continental Cup. He also practices fox hunting. He is the Masters of the Hillsboro Hounds. In 2010, he went fox-hunting with Olympic show-jumper Markus Fuchs. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.

Personal life Ingram is divorced, and has two sons, Orrin H. "Hank" Ingram III and Aaron Forest Barrett, and one daughter, Virginia Ingram. Son Orrin was born to his first wife, Terri Drummond Lyon.