Officers | Board of Directors John A. Edwardson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Richards, President and Chief Operating Officer Christina V. Rother, Senior Vice President, Sales, CDW LLC Kevin P. Adams, Vice President, Program Management, CDW Government LLC Dennis G. Berger, Senior Vice President and Chief Coworker Services Officer Douglas E. Eckrote, Senior Vice President, Strategic Solutions and Services Mary Jo C. Georgen, Assistant Corporate Secretary Anne B. Ireland, Vice President, Sales Planning & Operations Collin B. Kebo, Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis Christine A. Leahy, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary James J. Lillis, Vice President, System Solutions Virginia L. Seggerman, Vice President and Controller Jonathan J. Stevens, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Operations Maria M. Sullivan, Vice President, Small Business Terry L. Swanson, Vice President, Advanced Technology Matthew A. Troka, Vice President, Product and Partner Management William T. Weaver, Group Vice President, Medium/Large Segment Robert J. Welyki, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Ann E. Ziegler, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer download photo John A. Edwardson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Edwardson is chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Edwardson is responsible for the strategic direction of the company and leading the senior management team. Edwardson joined CDW in 2001. Previously, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Burns International Services Corporation (1999-2000) and as a director (1994-1998), president (1994-1998) and chief operating officer (1995-1998) of UAL Corporation and United Airlines. Prior to UAL Corporation and United Airlines, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ameritech Corporation (1991-1994). Edwardson is a 1971 graduate of Purdue University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a 1972 graduate of the University of Chicago where he earned a master's degree in business administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation and Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Board of Trustees for The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Ravinia Festival. Edwardson also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Back to top Thomas E. Richards President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Richards is president, chief operating officer and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Richards is responsible for sales, advanced technology services, marketing, product and partner management and e-commerce. Richards joined CDW in 2009 after holding leadership positions with Qwest Communications. Most recently he served as chief operating officer, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operation and performance of Qwest, and before assuming that role, was executive vice president of the business markets group. Richards also served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Clear Communications Corporation and as executive vice president of Ameritech Corporation. Richards is a 1976 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a 1991 graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned a Master of Science in management as a Sloan Fellow. Back to top Christina V. Rother Senior Vice President, Sales, CDW LLC Chris Rother is senior vice president of sales and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Rother leads the federal, education, state and local and healthcare sales teams and oversees a group of inside and field sales executives responsible for making sure that customers have the best experience possible with CDW-G. This includes working with vendor partners to build solutions that fit customer technology needs and forming strategic partnerships with organizations such as Speak Up and Discovery Education that provide funding and educational resources to schools. Rother joined the company in 1991 as an entry-level account manager and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1998, she participated on the team that created CDW-G and in 2002 was appointed vice president for education and state and local sales. Rother's responsibilities were expanded in 2005 when she was chosen to lead the company's newly formed healthcare sales team. She was promoted to group vice president of sales in 2006 and served as group vice president of public sector for CDW-G from 2007 until assuming her current role in 2009. Prior to joining the company, Rother held a number of sales positions with technology companies including Laser Computers and Price Electronics. Rother earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to fostering educational improvements through her work at CDW-G, she also serves as a member of the board for the Associated Colleges of Illinois and a member of the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois. Back to top Kevin P. Adams Vice President, Program Management, CDW Government LLC Kevin Adams is vice president of program management for CDW Government LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW LLC, which addresses the unique needs of the particular market segments served with brand name technology products and services. Additionally, Adams is vice president of program management for CDW Direct, LLC and CDW Berbee. Adams is responsible for managing Contract Bids (pre-award) and Program Management (post-award). In this position, Adams plays a significant role in crafting and directing the customer contracts CDW will pursue, as well as the implementation strategy after award. Prior to joining CDW, Adams worked as vice president of program management at GTSI. He also held positions as director of civilian programs and senior director of government-wide acquisition contract programs. Before starting his career with GTSI, Adams held program manager and director positions at Sysorex and Continental Dynamics, Inc. Adams retired from the Marine Corps in 1994, where he spent two decades in Marine Aviation. Adams received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas A&M University. Back to top Dennis G. Berger Senior Vice President and Chief Coworker Services Officer Dennis Berger is senior vice president, chief coworker services officer and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Berger is responsible for CDW's overall coworker services strategy, talent acquisition and development, compensation, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and organization as well as succession planning. Berger joined CDW in 2005 as vice president of coworker services and executive committee member. He was promoted to his current position in 2007. Prior to joining the company, Berger spent nearly 12 years with the Pepsi Cola organization (Pepsi Cola Company, Pepsi Bottling Group, and Pepsi Americas) in a variety of human resources roles. Prior to Pepsi, Berger worked five years in human resources for GTE Corporation. Berger holds an MBA from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, and BBA degree from Northeastern University in Boston. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, the Anti-Defamation League of Chicago (ADL) and America SCORES Chicago, a not-for-profit organization that uses soccer, creative writing and service learning to combat obesity, illiteracy and poor-decision making in urban communities. Back to top Douglas E. Eckrote Senior Vice President, Strategic Solutions and Services Doug Eckrote is Senior Vice President of Strategic Solutions and Services, and Executive Committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Eckrote is responsible for CDW's technology specialist teams focusing on servers and storage, unified communications, security, wireless, power and cooling, networking, software licensing and mobility solutions. He also holds responsibility for CDW Canada, Inc. Eckrote joined CDW in 1989 as an account manager and quickly rose through the ranks. Since joining the company, he has served in a variety of management roles of increasing responsibility. Eckrote was appointed Director of Operations in 1996, Vice President of Operations in 1999, Senior Vice President of Purchasing in April 2001 and Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Operations in October 2001. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations, Services and Canada in 2006 and assumed his current role in 2009. Prior to joining CDW, Eckrote worked in outside sales for Arrow Electronics and Cintas Uniform Company. Eckrote holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sales and Marketing from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. From 2003-2009 he served on the Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, completing the last two years as Board Chair and currently serving on the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America National Chapter Performance Committee. Eckrote served on the Board of Directors for the Center for Enriched Living from 2002-2008, serving as Vice President from 2004-2005, President from 2006-2008 and currently Board Emeritus. In 2002, he was named one of Crain's Chicago Business "Forty Under Forty" business leaders. Back to top Mary Jo C. Georgen Assistant Corporate Secretary Mary Jo Georgen is assistant corporate secretary of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Georgen is responsible for supporting the corporate secretary and CDW attorneys. In addition, Georgen manages non-attorney legal staff and assists in the management of the legal department. Prior to joining CDW, Georgen held positions as legal assistant and assistant corporate secretary with United Air Lines, Inc. and UAL Corporation. Before starting her career with United Air Lines, Inc. Georgen held paralegal positions at Isham, Lincoln, & Beale and Henry Gurion and Associates. Georgen earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Loyola University, and paralegal certificate from Roosevelt University. Back to top Anne B. Ireland Vice President, Sales Planning & Operations Anne Ireland is vice president of sales planning & operations for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Ireland is responsible for sales planning, productivity enhancement initiatives and operations. Ireland began her CDW career as director of investor relations and corporate development in 2001. In 2003 she was promoted to senior director of marketing operations and then to vice president of business development in 2005. Prior to joining the CDW team, she held positions in corporate development at Burns International, Allegiance Corporation and Baxter International. Ireland earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago. Back to top Collin B. Kebo Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis Collin Kebo is vice president of financial planning and analysis for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Kebo is responsible for providing financial leadership recommendations and business decision support for leaders across the company. Kebo joined CDW in 2008 after holding a series of senior finance positions with PepsiCo. Most recently, he was vice president of sales finance for PepsiCo’s Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade warehouse delivered products. Prior to that, Kebo served as vice president of finance for Gatorade North America. Kebo earned his MBA from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from DePauw University. Back to top Christine A. Leahy Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Christine Leahy serves as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. Leahy is responsible for the legal, corporate governance and compliance functions. Leahy is a founder and current sponsor of the Women-to-Women Network at CDW which focuses on leadership development. Prior to joining CDW in 2002 as the company's first General Counsel, Leahy was a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP, where she specialized in corporate governance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions and strategic counseling. Leahy earned her bachelor's degree from Brown University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. She completed the CEO Perspective Program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, as well as the Women's Director Development Program at Kellogg. She is a member of the American, Chicago and Washington, DC Bar Associations. Leahy is a member of the Board of Trustees of Children's Home + Aid. She is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network. Additionally, she serves on the planning committee for Northwestern Law's Annual Corporate Counsel Institute. Back to top James J. Lillis Vice President, System Solutions James "Norm" Lillis is vice president of system solutions for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for businesses, government and education. He is responsible for CDW's technology specialist teams focused on system solutions. In this capacity, Lillis leads all aspects of server and storage, power and cooling, client computing, third-party implementation and support services and mobility specialist teams. Lillis' team is part of the larger Strategic Solutions and Services team. Lillis joined CDW in 1993 as an account manager, and since then has amassed a broad range of customer and channel experience spanning the small, medium and large segments. Lillis served in a variety of management positions before being promoted to vice president of sales in 2000. In 2004, Lillis spearheaded the formation of the CDW SolutionEdge program. He was appointed as vice president of services in 2006 with primary responsibility for CDW's product and configuration services and to his current role in 2009. Lillis graduated cum laude from Loras College with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications/public relations. He also completed the University of Chicago's Chicago Management Institute program in 2003. Lillis is a member of the CompTIA Services Section and the Sales Executive Council of the Corporate Executive Board. Additionally, Lillis serves as president of the board of directors of CASA Lake County, a local office of the nationwide CASA program, which supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. Back to top Virginia L. Seggerman Vice President and Controller Virginia Seggerman is vice president and controller for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Seggerman is responsible for producing all of the company's financial statements, its financial controls and providing business support on all financial matters. Prior to joining CDW, Seggerman served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Equity Office Properties Trust in Chicago. In this role, Seggerman was responsible for financial reporting, tax, financial planning and analysis, operational finance, accounting shared services and other related duties. Prior to Equity Office she served as vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in Chicago. She also held positions of increasing responsibility at Packaging Corporation of America and Arthur Andersen LLP, where she began her career. Seggerman, a certified public accountant, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary in 1980 and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business in 1998. Back to top Jonathan J. Stevens Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Operations Jon Stevens is senior vice president of operations, chief information officer and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Stevens is responsible for the strategic direction of CDW's information technology. Additionally, he holds responsibility for CDW's distribution centers, transportation, facilities, customer relations, operational excellence and the business technology center. Stevens joined CDW in 2001 as the company's vice president of information technology. He was named chief information officer and appointed to serve on the executive committee in 2002. In addition, he served as CDW's vice president, international in charge of the strategic direction of the company's international business focus including CDW Canada, Inc., from 2005 to 2006. He was promoted to his current role in 2009. Previously, Stevens served as regional technology director for Avanade, an international integration company formed as a joint venture between Microsoft and Accenture. Before Avanade, Stevens was a principal with Microsoft Consulting Services and led an IT group for a corporate division of AT&T/NCR. Stevens is a graduate of the University of Dayton where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems Management. Also, Stevens is actively involved with many charities and with The Boy Scouts of America. Back to top Maria M. Sullivan Vice President, Small Business Maria Sullivan is vice president of small business sales of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Sullivan is responsible for leading the team of small business account managers and ensuring that small business customers have the best possible experience with CDW. Sullivan began her CDW career as the company's director of sales training and recruiting. In this capacity, she was responsible for recruiting and training account managers. She is also credited with developing CDW University, the centerpiece of CDW's account manager training program, which provides intensive and ongoing product and sales sessions. Prior to assuming her current role in 2006, Sullivan served as vice president of learning and development. Before joining the CDW team, she worked at Hallmark Cards, Inc. where she held various roles including; sales trainer, sales executive and sales representative. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Back to top Terry L. Swanson Vice President, Advanced Technology Terry Swanson is vice president of advanced technology for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Swanson holds responsibility over the advanced technology (AT) sales organization in the Central Region. The advanced technology sales team is responsible for driving solutions including professional services and hosting and managed services around CDW's advanced technology solutions. CDW operates over 50,000 square feet of data center space in three locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Prior to joining CDW in 2006, Swanson held progressively responsible sales management roles with Berbee, IBM, 3Com Corporation, Cisco Systems and Foundry Networks. Swanson earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology. Back to top Matthew A. Troka Vice President, Product and Partner Management Matt Troka is vice president of product and partner management and executive committee member for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for businesses, government and education. Troka is responsible for managing CDW's relationship with its community of industry-leading vendors. In addition, he directs the day-to-day operations of CDW's purchasing department, keeping a broad selection of technology readily available to customers. Troka joined CDW in 1992 as an account manager. He quickly rose through the ranks and moved into sales management in 1995 as a sales manger. In 1998, Troka was promoted to corporate sales director and served in this capacity until 2001, when he was appointed senior director of purchasing. Prior to assuming his current role in 2006, Troka served as vice president of purchasing beginning in 2004. Troka is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and business administration. He is Chairman of the CDW Supplier Diversity Advisory Council, formed in May 2007. Troka is responsible for driving this initiative within CDW. Troka is also a Board Member of Rainbows for All Children. Back to top William T. Weaver Group Vice President, Medium/Large Segment Bill Weaver is group vice president of medium/large segment for CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Weaver is responsible for leading 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 joined CDW in August 2007 and brings more than 20 years of experience. He 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. Prior to his role with Hewlett-Packard, Weaver acted as regional vice president of Compaq, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002. Back to top Robert J. Welyki Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Bob Welyki is vice president and treasurer of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Welyki is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's cash management. Additionally he oversees CDW's tax, investments, risk management, accounts receivable, payroll, commissions and CDW's benefit and stock option plan administration. Welyki began his CDW career as director of tax and treasury. Prior to joining the CDW team, he served as tax director, vice president and treasurer for CCC Information Services. Before CCC Information Services, Welyki was a tax manager at Price Waterhouse. Welyki, a certified public accountant, earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from University of Illinois. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society and the Tax Executives Institute. Back to top Ann E. Ziegler Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ann Ziegler serves as senior vice president, chief financial officer and executive committee member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education. Ziegler is responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax, risk management and internal audit. Ziegler joined the company in 2008 and brings her experience as a financial executive to the management team at CDW. Prior to joining CDW she held a number of executive positions with Sara Lee including finance, strategy and general management roles in both U.S. and international businesses. Most recently she served as chief financial officer and senior vice president of administration for Sara Lee Food & Beverage. Ziegler earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the College of William and Mary and a law degree from University of Chicago Law School. Ziegler serves on the board of directors of Hanesbrands, Inc., Unitrin, Inc. and The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Back to top