PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WESCO
International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC) ("WESCO"), a leading provider of
electrical, industrial, and communications MRO and OEM products,
construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and
logistics services, announces the retirement of Ms. Sandra Beach Lin from its Board of Directors
upon the scheduled expiration of her term at the 2019 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on May 30, 2019. Ms. Beach Lin
has served on WESCO's Board of Directors since 2002 and has served
as the Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee since
2009.
John J. Engel, WESCO's Chairman,
stated, "We thank Sandy for her 17 years of dedicated service to
our Board of Directors, including her ten years as Chair of the
Nominating & Governance Committee. We appreciate her
leadership and commitment to excellence, and we are grateful for
her many contributions to WESCO's success. We wish her all
the best in the future."
About WESCO
WESCO International, Inc.
(NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 holding company
headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical,
industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating
("MRO") and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") product,
construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and
logistic services. 2017 annual sales were approximately
$7.7 billion. The Company employs
approximately 9,100 people, maintains relationships with over
26,000 suppliers, and serves over 70,000 active customers
worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses,
contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications
providers and utilities. WESCO operates ten fully automated
distribution centers and approximately 500 branches in North America and international markets,
providing a local presence for customers and a global network to
serve multi-location businesses and multi-national
corporations.
The matters discussed herein may contain forward-looking
statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.
Certain of these risks are set forth in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, as well as the Company's other
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.wesco.com
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