Ken Lamneck

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"Insight is now more aligned than ever to support our clients on their transformation journey. Having one of the largest digital innovation organizations in the industry ideally positions us to drive differentiation."

— Ken Lamneck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insight


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Better equipped than ever to create meaningful connections

In order to continually deliver top-performing solutions, we look for partnerships that will benefit our clients, partners and teammates. Combining Insight and Cardinal Solutions establishes us as one of the top partners in the Microsoft ecosystem and furthers our dedication to innovation in business.

Cardinal Solutions was an easy fit in terms of culture and skill. They share our purpose of helping businesses run smarter and have achieved excellence in the past two decades — with distinguished digital solutions across mobile, web, analytics and cloud on a national scale.


Benefits and FAQ

What was announced?

(Aug. 1, 2018) Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq:NSIT), an Intelligent Technology Solutions provider ("Insight" or "The Company"), and Cardinal Solutions ("Cardinal"), a national provider of digital solutions across mobile, web, analytics and cloud, have entered into a merger agreement under which Insight acquired Cardinal.

Who is Cardinal?

Cardinal is a national solution provider with eight locations throughout the Midwest and Southeast, 20+ years of experience and expertise, and an established process for helping clients be more creative and flexible in responding to user and stakeholder feedback through digital solutions across mobile, web, analytics and cloud.

Who is Insight, and why did we choose Cardinal?

At Insight, our values of Hunger, Heart and Harmony are core to who we are. As we looked at the Cardinal culture, we saw these same fundamental values and therefore believe we will find some powerful synergy in our joint efforts. Additionally, it’s clear we share the same passion for client relationships and driving business outcomes, so Insight’s purpose of making meaningful connections to help businesses run smarter aligns squarely with Cardinal’s.

Insight is the partner that helps clients manage and transform their businesses. At the heart of our strategy is a meaningful relationship with our clients and a focus on business outcomes. We serve our clients through four unique solution areas — Cloud + Data Center Transformation, Connected Workforce, Digital Innovation and Supply Chain Optimization. Our differentiation is realized through the alignment and integration of multiple solution areas working together driving efficiency, experience and engagement for our clients, their clients and their workforces. Combining with Cardinal, we’ll now have one of the largest digital innovation organizations in the industry.

What are the key benefits for clients?

Insight acquired BlueMetal in late 2015 and Ignia (Australia) in 2016. Creating a combined organization with Cardinal will propel our collective momentum in becoming a global digital innovation solution provider with 825 teammates.

Our combined breadth and scale will allow us to better serve clients around the world. With the acquisition of Cardinal, Insight’s position as one of the top partners in the Microsoft ecosystem is further enhanced. The scale of our combined organization will be incredible.

BlueMetal/Insight, Ignia and Cardinal have achieved notable industry recognition, including Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year for Artificial Intelligence (2018), Mobile App Development (2017), Open Source on Azure (2017) and Internet of Things (2016). Our combined organization brings even more credibility to our solutions.

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