CDW Corporation
Overview
CDW Corporation takes more orders than Beetle Bailey. The company offers about 100,000 computer products, including notebook and desktop PCs, software, printers, servers, storage devices, networking tools, and accessories. Brands include Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Sony, ViewSonic, and Xerox, among others. Its Toronto-based subsidiary markets technology products to customers across Canada. Almost all of CDW's sales come from private business and public sector clients. The company was founded in 1984. It was acquired in 2007 by private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for about $7 billion.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for CDW Corporation
| Company Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2007 Sales (mil.) | £4,055.7 |
| 2007 Employees | 6,900 |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for CDW Corporation
| Chairman and CEO | John A. Edwardson (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| SVP and CFO | Ann E. Ziegler Connect to this executive |
| SVP and CIO | Jonathan J. (Jon) Stevens Connect to this executive |
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