WESCO International Inc. (NYSE: WCC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Akash Khurana as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer effective Nov. 9.

Khurana most recently served as chief information and chief digital officer of McDermott International Inc. and has extensive leadership experience in digital business and information technology.

“Akash is a proven technology leader with a strong track record of building agile development teams and driving digital transformation on a global scale to generate sales and profit growth and strengthen the value proposition for customers and suppliers,” said John J. Engel, WESCO’s chairman, president and CEO. “I am pleased to welcome Akash to our executive leadership team that was formed after our transformational combination with Anixter earlier this year.”