Exhibit 10.1
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Kimberly Windrow
Term Sheet dated June 18, 2010
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Title & Reporting Level
  Vice President, Human Resources (Corporate Officer position)
 
   
Location
  Pittsburgh, PA
(Relocation package per WESCO policy)
 
   
Base Salary
  $325,000 annual rate paid twice monthly
 
   
Annual Cash Bonus
  Zero to 100% of base salary, based on the achievement of a combination of
corporate and personal performance objectives as established annually by the
Board of Directors. Your target bonus will be 50% of base salary. For 2010, your
bonus award will be a guaranteed minimum of $75,000 to be paid out in 2011,
assuming a start date of August 2, 2010.
 
   
Equity Awards
  Stock appreciation rights (SARs) equal to the number of shares purchased for
long-term investment within the first twelve months of employment (up to the
equivalent of two times (2x) your annual base salary) will be granted with the
approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Strike price
will be set at the closing price on the date of purchase on the open market in
one or more transactions, not to exceed three trading days. Purchase of shares
must comply with the Company’s policy regarding insider trading. These SARs will
vest ratably over three years.
 
   
 
  Initial “new executive hire” stock appreciation rights (SARs) award of 7,500
SARs will be granted upon approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors and will vest ratably over three years. No additional awards will be
made in 2010.
 
   
 
  Future awards are based on performance and award guidelines established
periodically by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
 
   
 
  It is expected that you achieve and maintain an ownership position in WESCO
stock equal to 2x your base salary by 2013.
 
   
Severance
  In the event of the termination of your employment by WESCO without cause, or
by you for good reason, you will be entitled to receive a severance payment
equal to one year’s base salary, plus continued coverage in all applicable WESCO
welfare benefits plans for one year, plus a pro rata payment of your target
bonus, as approved by WESCO’s Compensation Committee, for the then current year
based on results to the date of termination, plus vesting for those stock
appreciation rights with time based vesting periods granted in accordance with
your purchase of WESCO stock. Any and all vested stock appreciation rights will
remain exercisable for a period of 60 days following the date of termination.
 
   
 
  The severance benefits will be in lieu of any severance or similar benefits
that may otherwise be payable under any other agreement, plan, program or policy
of WESCO, and the payment of severance benefits will be conditioned on your
execution of a release with terms and provisions as determined by the
Compensation Committee and as are substantially consistent with past practices
at WESCO.
 
   
 
  Healthcare contributions will be at the active employee rate. In the event of
the termination of your employment as a result of death or disability you will
be entitled to receive your base salary and all welfare benefits through the
date of death or disability. No severance will be paid other than payment of
your base salary through the date of termination for termination for cause.

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PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Kimberly Windrow
Term Sheet dated June 18, 2010
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          Severance (cont.)   Termination For Cause shall mean termination
within 30 days after we give you notice that we believe we have cause to
terminate you for:
 
       
 
      a)   Engaging in a felony or engaging in conduct which is in the good
faith judgment of the Board, applying reasonable standards of personal and
professional conduct, injurious to WESCO, its customers, employees, suppliers,
or shareholders;  
 
      b)   Your inability to meet the expectations of your job responsibilities
or failure to timely and adequately perform your duties;  
 
      c)   Material breach of any manual or written policy, code or procedure of
WESCO; or  
 
      d)   Failure to establish permanent residence in the Pittsburgh area
within the first twelve months of employment.
 
            In the event you are terminated by WESCO for cause on or before
December 31, 2011, WESCO may require you to repay any bonus payments received by
you, and all outstanding equity awards will be deemed forfeited.
 
            If such termination is with Good Reason, you shall give WESCO
written notice, which shall identify with reasonable specificity the grounds for
your resignation and provide WESCO with thirty (30) days from the day such
notice is given to cure the alleged grounds for resignation contained in the
notice. A termination shall not be for Good Reason if such notice is given by
you to WESCO more than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of the event that
you allege is Good Reason for your termination hereunder. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following to which you shall not
consent in writing:  
 
      a)   A reduction in your Base Salary, excluding any reduction that occurs
in connection with an across-the-board reduction of the salaries of
substantially the entire senior management team;  
 
      b)   A relocation of your primary place of employment to a location more
than 50 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania without your consent; or  
 
      c)   Any material reduction in your offices, titles, authority, duties or
responsibilities without your consent.
 
            Termination by you for purposes of accepting employment with another
organization or in another location shall not be considered Good Reason.
 
        Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality   Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation. During your employment and for a period of one year
thereafter:  
 
      a)   You shall not directly or indirectly call upon, contact or solicit
any customer or prospective customer of WESCO or its subsidiaries (1) with whom
you dealt directly or indirectly or for which you had responsibility while
employed by WESCO, or (2) about whom you acquired confidential information
during your employment with WESCO, for the purpose of offering, selling or
providing products or services that are competitive with those then offered by
WESCO or its subsidiaries. You shall not solicit or divert, or attempt to
solicit or divert, either directly or indirectly, any opportunity or business of
WESCO or its subsidiaries to any competitor.  
 
      b)   You shall not, to the detriment of WESCO or its subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, as an owner, partner, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, servant or contractor, engage in or facilitate or support others to
engage in the distribution of electrical construction products or electrical and
industrial maintenance, repair and operating supplies, or the provision of
integrated supply services, or any other business that is in competition with
any of the business activities of WESCO or its subsidiaries in which you were
engaged during your employment and in which WESCO or its subsidiaries were
engaged prior to the termination of your employment.

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PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Kimberly Windrow
Term Sheet dated June 18, 2010
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Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality (cont.)
      b)   (continued) This provision shall not prevent you from owning less
than 1% of a publicly-owned entity or less than 3% of a private equity fund.
 
      c)   You shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit the employment of or
hire as an employee or consultant or agent (1) any employee of WESCO or its
subsidiaries or (2) any former employee of WESCO or its subsidiaries whose
employment ceased within 180 days prior to the date of such solicitation or
hiring.
 
            Confidentiality. “Confidential Information” means information
regarding the business or operations of WESCO or its subsidiaries, both oral and
written, including, but not limited to, documents and WESCO or subsidiary
information contained in such documents; drawings; designs; plans;
specifications; instructions; data; manuals; electronic media such as computer
disks, computer programs, and data stored electronically; security code numbers;
financial, marketing and strategic information; product pricing and customer
information, that WESCO or its subsidiaries disclose to you or you otherwise
learn or ascertain in any manner as a result of, or in relation to, your
employment by WESCO. Other than as required by applicable law, you agree: (1) to
use Confidential Information only for the purposes required or appropriate for
your employment with WESCO; (2) not to disclose to anyone Confidential
Information without WESCO’s prior written approval; and (3) not to allow
anyone’s use or access to Confidential Information, other than as required or
appropriate for your employment with WESCO. The foregoing shall not apply to
information that is in the public domain, provided that you were not
responsible, directly or indirectly, for such information entering into public
domain without WESCO’s approval. You agree to return to WESCO all Confidential
Information in your possession upon termination of your employment or at any
time requested by WESCO.
 
            If any of the foregoing provisions shall be invalid or unenforceable
to any extent, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and each
remaining provision shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If any provision is so broad as to be unenforceable, then such provision shall
be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable.
 
            The non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants of
this section shall be in addition to, and shall not be deemed to supersede, any
other similar covenants between you and WESCO.
 
        Health, Welfare, and Other Benefit Programs   Eligible to participate in
all corporate benefit programs in accordance with standard policies and
procedures. Eligible for 4 weeks of vacation annually.
 
        Employment Policy   In accordance with Company practices, neither this
letter, nor any benefit program or employment policy is to be considered an
employment contract. Your employment and compensation are at the will of WESCO
Distribution, Inc. and can be terminated, with or without cause and with or
without notice, at any time, by either you or the Company.
 
        Approval   All terms and conditions as described above are subject to
review, modification, and approval of WESCO’s Compensation Committee or Board of
Directors.

         
Accepted on June 21, 2010
     /s/ Kimberly G. Windrow                        
 
                      Signature