WESCO International, Inc. and Anixter International Inc. announced the future leadership team and organizational structure that will become effective upon the completion of the merger of the two companies. Nelson Squires, currently Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for WESCO, will become Executive Vice President & General Manager of Electrical & Electronic Solutions. Mr. Squires has held his current position since 2019.

Mr. Squires has led WESCO Canada since joining the company in 2015 and gained additional responsibility for the WIS and International businesses in 2018. Prior to joining WESCO, Mr. Squires held various Vice President & General Manager positions with Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Bill Geary, currently Executive Vice President – Network & Security Solutions for Anixter, will become Executive Vice President & General Manager of Communications & Security Solutions. Mr. Geary has held his current position since 2017.

Previously, Mr. Geary held a variety of senior management roles at Accu-Tech, including President. Jim Cameron, currently Vice President & General Manager, Utility & Broadband for WESCO, will become Executive Vice President & General Manager of Utility & Broadband Solutions. Mr. Cameron joined WESCO in 2011 and has led Utility since 2014 and gained additional responsibility for Broadband in 2016.

Prior to joining WESCO, Mr. Cameron held various senior positions with Irby, a Sonepar Company, as Senior Vice President of the Utility Group as well as Vice President of Marketing & Operations. Ted Dosch, currently Executive Vice President – Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Anixter, will become Executive Vice President, Strategy & Chief Transformation Officer. Mr. Dosch has served in his current position since 2011 and previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Global Finance for Anixter.

Prior to joining Anixter, Mr. Dosch held senior positions, including CFO-North America and Vice President – Maytag Integration at Whirlpool Corporation. Diane Lazzaris, currently Senior Vice President & General Counsel of WESCO, will become Executive Vice President & General Counsel. Ms. Lazzaris has served in her current position since 2014 and previously held the position of Vice President, Legal Affairs for WESCO.

Prior to joining WESCO, Ms. Lazzaris served as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Dick's Sporting Goods. Chris Wolf, currently Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of WESCO, will become Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Wolf has served in her current position since 2018.

Prior to joining WESCO, Ms. Wolf served as Chief Human Resources Officer of Orbital ATK, Inc. until its acquisition by Northrop Grumman, and previously was Chief Human Resources Officer of Fannie Mae and E*Trade Financial Corporation. Hemant Porwal, currently Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations of WESCO, will become Executive Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations. Mr. Porwal has held his current position since 2015.

Previously, Mr. Porwal served as Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer with Sears Holdings. Earlier in his career, Mr. Porwal held various financial, supply chain, and operations leadership positions at PepsiCo.