FORTUNE Ranks CDW First in Wholesalers: Electronics on America's Most Admired Company List
Distinction honors CDW as best-in-class for the Industry
VERNON HILLS, Ill. - March 10, 2008 - CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products and services to business, government and education, announced today that it ranked first on FORTUNE's 2008 List of Most Admired Companies in Wholesalers: Electronics.
"This ranking solidifies CDW's reputation as a company that listens to its customers, is dedicated to its community and is committed to its coworkers," said John A. Edwardson, CDW Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our unique industry vantage point helps us keep our customers focused on what matters most - building their business."
CDW ranked first in half of the eight key attributes FORTUNE uses to measure reputation. These characteristics include: innovation, people management, social responsibility, and quality of products and services.
CDW was one of five companies from Illinois that ranked first in their respective categories. In total, 317 companies, including 21 Illinois companies, made the prestigious FORTUNE Most Admired Companies list.
FORTUNE's list of America's Most Admired Companies will be featured in the March 17 issue of FORTUNE magazine, available on newsstands March 10 and currently available online at Fortune.com.
About CDW
CDW®, ranked No. 342 on the 2007 FORTUNE 500 and No. 39 on Forbes magazine's list of America's Largest Private Companies, 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 was founded in 1984 and as of December 31, 2007 employed approximately 6,300 coworkers. In 2007, the company generated sales of $8.1 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com.
About FORTUNE's list of America's Most Admired Companies
FORTUNE's America's Most Admired Companies list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. FORTUNE's survey partners at Hay Group started with the FORTUNE 1,000-the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue-and the top foreign companies operating in the U.S. They sorted the companies by industry and selected the ten largest companies in each. To create the 64 industry lists, Hay Group asked executives, directors, and analysts to rate companies in their own industry on eight criteria, from investment value to social responsibility. This year only the best are listed: A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey.
A total of 622 companies in 65 industries were surveyed. Due to an insufficient response rate, the results of ten companies in the energy industry are not reported. In addition, for 46 companies, only the aggregate scores and ranks are published due to the distribution of responses in the following five industries: (1) Internet Services and Retailing, (2) Mortgage Services, (3) Oil and Gas Equipment, Services, (4) Wholesalers: Diversified, and (5) Wholesalers: Food and Grocery.
About FORTUNE
FORTUNE is a global leader in business journalism known for its unrivaled access to industry leaders and decision makers. Founded in 1930, FORTUNE magazine has a worldwide circulation of more than 1 million and a readership of nearly 5 million and is home to some of the strongest business franchises, including: FORTUNE 500, FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For, America's Most Admired Companies, Fastest Growing Companies and Most Powerful Women. The FORTUNE Conference Division extends the brand's mission into live settings, hosting a wide range of annual conferences for top-level executives, including the FORTUNE Global Forum and the Most Powerful Women Summit. FORTUNE magazine's online home is CNNMoney.com, the most visited and utilized business destination website, attracting nearly 8.0 million unique visitors per month, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. FORTUNE, along with MONEY, FSB: FORTUNE Small Business, and CNNMoney.com, is part of The Fortune|Money Group, a division of Time Inc, a subsidiary of Time Warner, a leading media and entertainment company.
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