UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2019 (February 13, 2019)
WESCO International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-14989 (Commission File Number) | 25-1723342 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
225 West Station Square Drive Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) | 15219 (Zip Code) | |||
(412) 454-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On February 13, 2019, Ms. Sandra Beach Lin notified WESCO International, Inc. (the “Company”) of her retirement from the Board of Directors effective upon the scheduled expiration of her term at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 30, 2019. Her retirement is not due to any disagreement with the Company. On February 19, 2019, the Company issued a press release regarding this matter. A copy of the press release is filed on Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated February 19, 2019.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ David S. Schulz
David S. Schulz
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated: February 19, 2019
Exhibit 99.1
 | NEWS RELEASE |
WESCO International, Inc. / Suite 700, 225 West Station Square Drive / Pittsburgh, PA 15219 | |
WESCO International, Inc. Announces Upcoming
Retirement of Sandra Beach Lin from Board of Directors
PITTSBURGH, February 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.”
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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 manufacturer (OEM) products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2018 annual sales were approximately $8.2 billion. The company employs approximately 9,100 people, maintains relationships with approximately 30,000 suppliers, and serves approximately 70,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers, and utilities. WESCO operates 10 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.
Contact Information:
Will Ruthrauff, Director, Investor Relations
(412) 454-4220