CDW Welcomes Sanjay Mehrotra & Anthony Foxx to Board of Directors; Thanks Retiring Board Members Steven Alesio, Barry Allen &...
March 25 2021 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW), a leading multi-brand provider of
information technology solutions to business, government,
education, and healthcare customers, today announced the
appointment of Sanjay Mehrotra to its board of directors, effective
March 24, 2021. The company also celebrated the contributions of
retiring board members Steven Alesio, Barry Allen and Benjamin
Chereskin.
Mehrotra is president and chief executive officer and a board
member of Micron Technology, Inc., a world leader in innovative
memory and storage solutions. He joined Micron after a long and
distinguished career at SanDisk Corporation, a company he
co-founded and led from a start-up to the Fortune 500 and its
eventual sale to Western Digital Corp. “Sanjay is an inventor,
entrepreneur and transformative leader who will bring a great new
dimension to our Board,” said Christine A. Leahy, president and
chief executive officer, CDW. Mehrotra’s appointment follows the
addition of Anthony Foxx to the board in January 2021. Foxx, chief
policy officer and senior advisor to the president and chief
executive officer of Lyft, was previously U.S. Secretary of
Transportation and Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.
“I’m pleased to welcome two proven visionaries to our board,”
Leahy continued. “Sanjay and Anthony are both at the forefront of
technology change and innovation, driving outcomes for society’s
future needs. Their unique perspectives and broad experiences will
benefit CDW as we continue innovating for our customers, investing
in our coworkers and growing our business.”
Mehrotra earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
electrical engineering and computer science from the University of
California, Berkeley and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate
School of Business Executive Program (SEP). He served on the board
of directors of SanDisk Corporation from 1988 to 2016 and Cavium,
Inc., from 2009 to 2018. Mehrotra holds more than 70 patents and
has published articles in the areas of nonvolatile memory design
and flash memory systems.
The company also announced that Steven Alesio, Barry Allen and
Benjamin Chereskin will retire from CDW’s board of directors
immediately prior to CDW’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders on
May 20, 2021, consistent with the Company’s policy on term limits.
Effective upon these retirements, CDW’s board of directors has
determined to decrease the size of the board to ten directors.
“I want to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Steve,
Barry and Ben,” said Leahy. “Their indelible impact is reflected in
the exceptional long-term value created for all of our CDW
stakeholders during their distinguished tenures. We are grateful
for their service.”
“Today’s announcements highlight the value of having a diverse
and committed board of directors, whose contributions create a
meaningful impact and set the stage for reaching new heights,” said
David W. Nelms, chairman of the board, CDW. “We’re thrilled to have
Sanjay and Anthony join our board of directors and know their
expertise in technology and innovation will greatly benefit CDW.
And, on behalf of the entire board, I want to extend deep
appreciation to our retiring board members, Steve, Barry and Ben,
whose contributions will continue to benefit CDW in the
future.”
For more information about CDW’s board of directors, please
visit the About Us section of the company’s website.
About CDW
CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW) is a leading multi-brand provider
of information technology solutions to business, government,
education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United
Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P
500 Index, CDW was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 10,000
coworkers. For the year ended December 31, 2020, CDW generated Net
sales over $18 billion. For more information about CDW, please
visit www.CDW.com.
CDWPR-CO
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210325005081/en/
Media Contacts: Investor Inquiries Brittany A.
Smith Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning and
Analysis 847-968-0238 investorrelations@cdw.com
Media Inquiries Sara Granack Vice President, Corporate
Communications 847-419-7411 mediarelations@cdw.com
CDW (NASDAQ:CDW)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
CDW (NASDAQ:CDW)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024