CDW Taps William Weaver to Lead Medium/Large Segment Sales
August 14 2007 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology
products and services to business, government and education, today
announced William �Bill� Weaver has joined the company as group
vice president, medium/large segment sales. In this role, Weaver,
53, will lead CDW�s sales efforts for the company�s Medium (100-499
employees) and Large business (500+ employees) market segments,
within the Corporate segment. His primary focus is to further
strengthen CDW�s position in these segments and expand into new
markets and customers. Weaver reports to James R. Shanks, executive
vice president. �The medium/large business sector represents a key
growth area for CDW. Bill�s strong leadership and vast experience
in enterprise and mid-market sales will be an invaluable asset that
will help us establish and grow trusted, long-term and strategic
relationships with our customers,� Shanks said. �We are excited to
have Bill join us and are confident in his ability to lead this
team to new heights.� With 21 years of experience, Weaver most
recently served as vice president, U.S. enterprise sales,
Technology Solutions Group for Hewlett-Packard, where he was
responsible for revenue and margin growth for enterprise,
mid-market and public sector businesses. He led the U.S. Enterprise
Team�s transformation to a �solutions-based� sales force and was
also responsible for the technology group call centers, system
integrator team and several industry verticals. During his tenure,
he focused on driving significant customer relationships,
developing the field team�s go-to-market strategy, and developing
and managing a high-performance sales team. Prior to this role,
Weaver acted as regional vice president of Compaq Computer, which
was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002. Weaver holds a bachelor of
political science degree from University of Cincinnati in
Cincinnati, OH. About CDW CDW�, ranked No. 342 on the FORTUNE 500,
is a leading provider of technology solutions for business,
government and education. CDW is a principal source of technology
products and services including top name brands such as Acer,
Adobe, APC, Apple, Cisco, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft,
Panasonic, Quantum, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, ViewSonic and Xerox.
CDW�s direct model offers customers one-on-one relationships with
knowledgeable account managers and access to approximately 820
on-staff engineers and advanced technology specialists who
customize solutions for customers� complex technology needs. CDW
also provides same-day product shipping and post-sales technical
support. CDW was founded in 1984 and as of June 30, 2007, employed
approximately 5,880 coworkers. In 2006, the company generated sales
of $6.8 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com.
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subsidiary of VH Holdings, Inc. and all other statements in this
press release other than historical facts, constitute
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CDW may not be able to complete the proposed merger because of a
number of factors, including, among other things, the failure of
financing or the failure to satisfy the remaining closing
conditions. Other risks and uncertainties that may affect
forward-looking statements are described in the reports filed by
CDW with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including without limitation CDW�s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December�31, 2006, and the definitive proxy
statement dated July 13, 2007, relating to the special meeting of
shareholders that was held on August 9, 2007.
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