Chair of Compensation Committee
Member of Executive Committee
Mr. Espe is a prior Chief Executive Officer and has served on a number of public and private boards. He served as an Operating Partner at Strategic Value Partners, a private equity investment firm, from November 2017 through April 2023, chairing two of their portfolio company boards and sitting on the board of a third. He also served as an Operating Partner at Periphas Capital, a private equity investment firm, from February 2018 until January 2023. From February 2017 to November 2017, Mr. Espe served as the Chief Executive Officer of Radial, Inc., a multinational e-commerce company. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a global producer of flooring products and ceiling systems, a position he held from 2010 to March 2016. Previously, Mr. Espe served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ricoh Americas from 2008 to 2010 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Espe began his career at General Electric Company, and he was with GE for more than 20 years, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Lighting. Mr. Espe is also a member of the Board of Directors of Korn Ferry and Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. and formerly Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp.), and a member of the advisory Board of Centri Consulting.
Qualifications
Among Mr. Espe’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills for which he is considered a valuable member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Espe has considerable experience as a Chief Executive Officer of a Fortune 500 company, and he brings significant management experience and knowledge to the Board of Directors in the areas of finance, accounting, international business operations, risk oversight, corporate governance, climate impact, sustainability, as well as human capital management. He also brings significant experience gained from service on the board of directors of other public companies, including serving as a member of the audit and compensation and personnel committees of Korn Ferry, and as a member of the nomination and governance, and as chair of the people and compensation committees of Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., and has experience in and knowledge of industries that are relevant to Wesco.