Time to Call It Out

Resolution of No Confidence in the Leadership of CDW Corporation

WHEREAS, the employees of CDW Corporation have, with dedication and professionalism, supported the company through periods of rapid change, economic uncertainty, and digital transformation; and

WHEREAS, recent decisions and ongoing patterns of executive mismanagement have led to growing concern among employees regarding the competence, direction, and integrity of the company’s leadership; and

WHEREAS, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Christine A. Leahy and the current executive team:

CDW has experienced a wave of layoffs that have significantly undermined employee morale, disrupted team cohesion, and raised doubts about the company's long-term people strategy;

The company has pursued a series of poorly executed or failed acquisitions that have neither delivered value to shareholders nor enhanced our core competencies, reflecting a lack of due diligence, integration planning, or post-acquisition support;

There exists a pervasive lack of strategic vision, with inconsistent priorities, reactive leadership, and an overreliance on legacy business models in an industry that demands innovation, adaptability, and clear direction;

Communication from leadership has been marked by opacity and disconnection from frontline realities, fueling anxiety, mistrust, and disengagement among employees across departments and locations;

Compensation and rewards structures remain disproportionately skewed toward executive bonuses and shareholder buybacks, even as employee workloads increase and organizational resources are cut;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the undersigned express no confidence in the leadership of CEO Christine A. Leahy and the current executive team of CDW Corporation, citing their failure to responsibly steward the company’s workforce, assets, and strategic trajectory.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that CDW’s Board of Directors be urged to initiate a comprehensive leadership review, and to engage with employees, shareholders, and external stakeholders in developing a renewed strategic vision rooted in transparency, long-term growth, and respect for those who drive the company's day-to-day success.

Adopted this [day] of [month], [year] by concerned employees of CDW Corporation.

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For those of you who, for some reason, don't know how private equity works--here's a crash course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTe-KOn-0A

I mentioned this on another thread: why are people looking to the board for a solution that would positively affect employees? Who do you think is making the current decisions? The board is there to make money....for the investor....who sit on the board. The fact is that the majority of CDW shares are owned and controlled by private equity firms. There are over 900 "investors" (e.g. pension plans, etc.) that are managed by private equity. Private equity's job is to make money for private equity. Layoffs are a quick way to temporarily bolster the stock price. So are stock buybacks, which members of the board and our execs have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on in the last few years. Yes, it's short term thinking, but that's how these companies operate. My theory, they're teeing us up for a sale in the coming years. We don't own anything. We don't produce anything. But our customer base is valuable to other companies.

What’s the point of this post? Are we supposed to sign it as a group?

Very creative and absolutely true. Nice work. But you missed corruption, violation of policies, discrimination, unethical use of company funds, etc.

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