{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"178522","rtpr_id":"nACShynnSa-20261023","ticker":"WCC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["WCC"],"title":"Wesco Recognized for Award-Winning Learning Innovation","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-23T13:15:00.173Z","article_body":"PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October\n23, 2026 / Wesco International (NYSE:WCC) today announced that its Learning &\nDevelopment team has earned a Brandon Hall Group Gold HCM Excellence Award, a\nrespected recognition in the learning and talent industry.\n\nWesco's winning submission featured a new Operations Training Program, which\nbrings together role-based onboarding, foundational job training, safety and\ncompliance education, and performance support for frontline warehouse\nemployees.\n\n\"Our frontline employees play an essential role in serving customers every\nday,\" said Anthony S. Marino, Executive Vice President and Chief Human\nResources Officer. \"This recognition reflects Wesco's commitment to\nworld-class training that helps employees build skills while supporting the\noperational excellence our customers depend on.\"\n\nAccessible learning is especially important in warehouse environments, where\neffective training supports consistent execution and helps teams adapt to\nchanging customer needs.\n\n\"What made this program stand out was the way it was built for the realities\nof the warehouse floor,\" said Bryan Beverly, Vice President, Talent. \"The team\ntranslated complex operational requirements into practical, role-based\ntraining that helped our operations employees build skills, work safely and\nhelp our customers succeed.\"\n\nThis award-winning program highlights one of many ways Wesco invests in\nemployee development. Across operations, sales and other business functions,\nWesco creates meaningful learning experiences that help employees build the\nknowledge and capabilities to support customers and help build, connect, power\nand protect the world. To learn more about career opportunities at Wesco,\nvisit Wesco Careers (https://pr.report/smg0).\n\nContact Information\nCorporate Communications\nJennifer Sniderman\nVice President, Corporate Communications\nJennifer.sniderman@wescodist.com\n\nAbout Wesco: Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) builds, connects, powers and\nprotects the world. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wesco is a\nFORTUNE 500® company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025\nand a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics\nservices and supply chain solutions. Wesco offers a best-in-class product and\nservices portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and\nSecurity Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. The Company employs\napproximately 21,000 people, partners with the industry's premier suppliers,\nand serves thousands of customers around the world. With millions of products,\nend-to-end supply chain services, and significant digital capabilities, Wesco\nprovides innovative solutions to meet customer needs across commercial and\nindustrial businesses, technology companies, telecommunications providers, and\nutilities. Wesco operates more than 700 sites, including distribution centers,\nfulfillment centers, and sales offices in approximately 50 countries,\nproviding a local presence for customers and a global network to serve\nmulti-location businesses and global corporations.\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/7582da48-97a9-4254-b5a5-7c9827567023/1240430/c3d6a327-1922-4931-a271-2f47c6dd7f9e.jpg)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from Wesco International at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/smg1)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: Wesco International\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/wesco-international\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: Wesco International\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/wesco-recognized-for-award-winning-learning-innovation-1240430)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACShynnSa-20261023","title":"Wesco Recognized for Award-Winning Learning Innovation","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"WCC","created":"2026-10-23T13:15:00.173Z","tickers":["WCC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / October\n23, 2026 / Wesco International (NYSE:WCC) today announced that its Learning &\nDevelopment team has earned a Brandon Hall Group Gold HCM Excellence Award, a\nrespected recognition in the learning and talent industry.\n\nWesco's winning submission featured a new Operations Training Program, which\nbrings together role-based onboarding, foundational job training, safety and\ncompliance education, and performance support for frontline warehouse\nemployees.\n\n\"Our frontline employees play an essential role in serving customers every\nday,\" said Anthony S. Marino, Executive Vice President and Chief Human\nResources Officer. \"This recognition reflects Wesco's commitment to\nworld-class training that helps employees build skills while supporting the\noperational excellence our customers depend on.\"\n\nAccessible learning is especially important in warehouse environments, where\neffective training supports consistent execution and helps teams adapt to\nchanging customer needs.\n\n\"What made this program stand out was the way it was built for the realities\nof the warehouse floor,\" said Bryan Beverly, Vice President, Talent. \"The team\ntranslated complex operational requirements into practical, role-based\ntraining that helped our operations employees build skills, work safely and\nhelp our customers succeed.\"\n\nThis award-winning program highlights one of many ways Wesco invests in\nemployee development. Across operations, sales and other business functions,\nWesco creates meaningful learning experiences that help employees build the\nknowledge and capabilities to support customers and help build, connect, power\nand protect the world. To learn more about career opportunities at Wesco,\nvisit Wesco Careers (https://pr.report/smg0).\n\nContact Information\nCorporate Communications\nJennifer Sniderman\nVice President, Corporate Communications\nJennifer.sniderman@wescodist.com\n\nAbout Wesco: Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) builds, connects, powers and\nprotects the world. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wesco is a\nFORTUNE 500® company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025\nand a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics\nservices and supply chain solutions. Wesco offers a best-in-class product and\nservices portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and\nSecurity Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. The Company employs\napproximately 21,000 people, partners with the industry's premier suppliers,\nand serves thousands of customers around the world. With millions of products,\nend-to-end supply chain services, and significant digital capabilities, Wesco\nprovides innovative solutions to meet customer needs across commercial and\nindustrial businesses, technology companies, telecommunications providers, and\nutilities. Wesco operates more than 700 sites, including distribution centers,\nfulfillment centers, and sales offices in approximately 50 countries,\nproviding a local presence for customers and a global network to serve\nmulti-location businesses and global corporations.\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/7582da48-97a9-4254-b5a5-7c9827567023/1240430/c3d6a327-1922-4931-a271-2f47c6dd7f9e.jpg)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from Wesco International at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/smg1)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: Wesco International\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/wesco-international\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: Wesco International\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/wesco-recognized-for-award-winning-learning-innovation-1240430)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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