Dispute Resolution: Case Studies
Dom Macioce is the Vice President, Tax of WESCO International, Inc., a Fortune 500 multinational company and leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services.
Dom leads WESCO’s corporate tax function, which is responsible for all of the company’s global direct and indirect taxes. He is primarily responsible for developing and implementing the corporate tax strategy and managing and communicating tax risks to executive management and the board of directors. He also oversees all aspects of the corporate tax lifecycle, including tax planning, accounting for income taxes, compliance, audits, and controversy at the U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign levels.
Since joining WESCO in 2013, Dom has guided the company through the domestic and international tax aspects of numerous transactions and matters such as mergers and acquisitions, internal restructuring transactions, intercompany financing transactions, holding company structures, the repatriation of foreign earnings, debt issuances and redemptions, and compensation and benefits matters among others. He also has engaged with business and functional partners to implement tax planning strategies and tax-efficient business structures, develop and implement transfer pricing policies, and design and implement a tax-sensitized ERP system. In addition, he has advised business and functional partners about the tax aspects of operational initiatives, treasury strategies, international expansion, and customer contracts.
Dom also has worked extensively with the IRS and Canada Revenue Agency to resolve significant and complex tax issues at the audit and appeals levels, and has worked with the Competent Authorities of the U.S. and Canada to obtain double-tax relief through the Mutual Agreement Procedure and Advance Pricing Agreement processes. He also has overseen the resolution of direct and indirect tax audits and controversies at the state and local levels.
With 30 years of corporate tax experience, Dom has spent the last 23 years in-house. Prior to joining WESCO, he held tax leadership positions with publicly traded multinational companies in the manufacturing, technology, and services industries where he was responsible for all aspects of global tax planning, accounting, compliance, audits, and controversy. In addition to his broad-based corporate tax experience, Dom has significant tax operational experience in building new corporate tax functions and tax function transformation. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania.
About WESCO International, Inc.
WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2017 annual sales were approximately $7.7 billion. The company employs approximately 9,100 people, maintains relationships with over 26,000 suppliers, and serves approximately 70,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers, and utilities. WESCO operates 10 fully automated distribution centers and approximately 500 branches in North America and international markets, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.