LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2018--
CDW (Nasdaq: CDW), announced today that Elizabeth H. Connelly will join
CDW as chief human resources officer (CHRO) and senior vice president,
coworker services, at the end of December. She will be a member of CDW’s
executive committee.
Connelly joins CDW from J.P. Morgan Chase where she most recently served
as managing director and head of the Healthcare, Higher Education and
Not-for-Profit Commercial Banking business. With more than 30 years of
experience managing a spectrum of complex businesses and delivering
consistently strong results, Connelly brings a broad base of knowledge
to CDW and a track record of being a strategic and decisive leader. She
is highly regarded in the Chicago business community and recognized for
her ability to identify and recruit talent, build high-performing teams
and foster best-in-class culture and work practices.
“Liz is an incredibly talented and agile business executive. Her breadth
of profit-and-loss experience and passion for leadership will be
valuable as we continue to cultivate our talent, skills, tools and
culture to ensure we execute on our strategic priorities, serve our
customers better than anyone and deliver meaningful, profitable growth,”
said Christine A. Leahy, chief revenue officer, CDW, and incoming CEO as
of January 1, 2019. “Hallmarks of Liz’s success have been her ability to
thrive in new environments and empower teams to deliver results – skills
that will make her a great CHRO for CDW.”
About CDW
CDW is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to business,
government, education and healthcare organizations in the United States,
the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company with multi-national
capabilities, CDW was founded in 1984 and employs more than 8,900
coworkers. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018, the
company generated net sales of approximately $16 billion. For more
information about CDW, please visit www.CDW.com.
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