WESCO International Inc(Pittsburgh): John J. Engel and Stephen A. Van Oss have been appointed to the company’s board of directors. With the addition of Engel and Van Oss, WESCO’s board of directors now consists of 12 directors. Engel has been senior vice president and chief operating officer for WESCO since July 2004. Previously, Engel served as senior vice president and general manager of Gateway Inc. and as an executive vice president and senior vice president of Perkin Elmer Inc. Earlier in his career, Engel held management positions with Allied Signal and General Electric. Van Oss has been senior vice president and chief financial and administrative officer for WESCO since July 2004 and, from 2000 to July 2004, served as the vice president and chief financial officer.
The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED, St. Louis): Fil Cerminara, president of F&M Electric Supply Co. Inc., Danbury, Conn., has been named the incoming vice president-elect of the Eastern Region. In addition, when Cerminara becomes vice president in May 2010, he will serve on the NAED Board of Directors. Richard Williams, president & COO of Dominion Electric Supply Co., Inc., Arlington, Va., currently directs the Eastern Region. Beginning in May, Doug Borchers, vice president sales and engineering, Dickman Supply Inc., Sidney, Ohio, will take up the regional leadership for 2009-2010.