CDW announced that Tom Richards, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will step down on December 31, 2018, after nine years with the company. Richards will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and serve through at least 2019. Christine Leahy will become Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors as of January 1, 2019. Additionally, Christina Corley will become Chief Operating Officer. Chris has been instrumental in the development of their strategy and demonstrates that rare combination of skills and traits that make her ideally suited to be CEO: she has a strategic mind with an execution instinct, she's a continuous learner with a passion for their coworkers and culture, and she is relentlessly focused on the customer experience.

Leahy is currently Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for all customer-facing units of the company, including its corporate, public, small business, international, and strategic solutions and services organizations. Leahy joined CDW as General Counsel and a member of the Executive Committee in 2002. Christina Corley, who will assume the newly created Chief Operating Officer role in January, will be responsible for sales and sales operations, strategic solutions & services, and international. She joined CDW in 2011 and is currently Senior Vice President of Commercial and International Markets for CDW.

Corley is responsible for all aspects of the corporate sales force and for CDW's international growth platform, including CDW Canada and CDW UK.