WINNER: Lifetime Achievement Award MATT CURRAN - WESCO KINDLY SPONSORED BY: EI ELECTRONICS
Hearty congratulations to Matt Curran for being the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This special award pays tribute to an individual or a company that has enhanced the electrical sector in Ireland through dedication and tireless hard work within the industry. The expert panel unanimously agreed that Matt was a truly deserving winner this year. Matt started his career in the electrical industry when he joined Wholesale Electrical Supply Company in 1973 working on the trade counter. Just one year later, he was appointed Purchasing Manager before becoming General Manager of Wesco in 1987. Alter almost 30 years of uninterrupted service, Matt was promoted to Managing Director in 2002. Matt was a key figure when Wesco and six other independent wholesalers formed Fegime Ireland in 2002. He dedicated a lot of time in the early years to help develop the group ensuring that a new
philosophy encompassing best practice exchange, inter-trading and helping fellow members replaced the traditional rivalry between competing wholesalers for the advancement of all. Matt always insisted on procuring quality electrical products
with over the years until his retirement from Wesco and the electrical industry in March 2021. This is a superb victory to mark Matt’s dedication to Wesco, and the electrical industry.
and that policy has stood Wesco and their customers well over the years. He dedicated himself to Wesco for over 48 years and worked tirelessly during that time for the betterment of Wesco and their staff. Diligence and fairness are among Matt’s greatest qualities which have benefited all those he worked
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