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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Distribution (business) |
Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters | Glenview, Illinois, U.S. |
Key people | William Galvin, President & CEO |
Products | Communication products and electrical and electronic wire and cable |
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Number of employees | 6,008[2] (2022) |
Parent | WESCO International |
Website | anixter |
Anixter International Inc. is a company based in Glenview, Illinois, United States and founded in 1957. The company supplies goods and services for communications, security, networking, audio-visual, and industrial control applications.[2][3][4]
The company operates with three major divisions: Network & Security Solutions, Electrical and Electronic Solutions, and Utility Power Solutions. Aerospace Hardware, once considered the fourth division, was sold by Anixter in 2011 to Greenbriar Equity, which formed Align Aerospace.[5][6]
In 2002 Anixter was named as a Forbes "Platinum 400" company.[7]
On January 13, 2020, Anixter agreed to be acquired by WESCO International for $4.5 billion in cash and WESCO stock.[8] Anixter's shares ceased trading as of June 22, 2020.[9]