Type: Public
On the web: http://www.anixter.com
Employees: 7,989
Employee growth: 2.3%

Psssst, want to get wired? Anixter International's got connections. The company is a distributor of communication products used to connect voice, video, data, and security systems. It sells 450,000-plus products, including electrical and electronic wire, cable, fasteners, and security system components, to some 100,000 customers in a host of industries. Anixter operates primarily through four special sales forces -- Electric and Electronic Wire and Cable, Enterprise Cabling and Security Solutions, Aerospace Hardware, and Fasteners -- operating from about 230 warehouses and 70 sales centers in 50 countries. Although Anixter gets its products from thousands of suppliers, almost one-third come from just five companies.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $5,472.1M
One year growth: 9.8%
Net income: $108.5M

Officers:
Chairman: Samuel (Sam) Zell
President, CEO, and Director: Robert J. Eck
EVP and CFO: Ted A. Dosch

Competitors:
Consolidated Electrical
Graybar Electric
WESCO International

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