CDW Promotes Chris Rother to Group Vice President, Sales, CDW Government, Inc.; Fifteen-Year Company Veteran to Lead Government, Education and Healthcare Sales.

VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC) and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, today announced the promotion of Chris Rother to group vice president responsible for all of public sector sales.

In this new role, Rother will oversee federal, state & local, K-12, higher education and healthcare sales. Rother will work to expand CDW-G's product, services and solutions portfolio within each sales channel, delivering products and services of increasing value to public sector customers.

Joining CDW as an account manager in 1991, Rother has played a leadership role in growing the company's public sector subsidiary, CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G) since its founding in 1998. Appointed as CDW-G's vice president of education and state and local sales in 2002, Rother has been integral to developing the company's public sector vision and managing its sales force to drive success. She has improved organizational efficiency, enhanced coworker training and fostered deeper relationships between CDW-G and its customers.

"A highly-effective leader, Chris is skilled at motivating our sales team to improve the customer experience, helping them to evolve from product purchasing to value-added services and comprehensive, business-focused IT solutions," said Jim Shanks, executive vice president of CDW Corporation. "This move expands her responsibilities, bringing the full impact of CDW-G's technology expertise, market knowledge and industry-best partner base to bear on the pressing requirements of our public sector customers."

Rother earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to fostering educational improvements through her work at CDW-G, she contributes to the NIGP Supplier Partner Council, as well as the Associated Colleges of Illinois, where she is a member of the board. For a full biography and image of Chris Rother, please visit: http://newsroom.cdwg.com/executives/#Rother.

About CDW-G

CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a trusted technology advisor and solutions provider to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as to educational institutions at all levels. CDW-G responds with a sense of urgency to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions from top-name brands such as Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, and Toshiba. CDW-G focuses on building strong customer relationships with its knowledgeable account managers and technical specialists who provide extensive pre- and post-sales support.

For more information about CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, services and solutions, call 800-863-4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com.