UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2011

 

 

CDW CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-169258   26-0273989

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 N. Milwaukee Avenue

Vernon Hills, Illinois

  60061
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements oaf Certain Officers.

Effective May 3, 2011, Paul J. Finnegan, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”), will replace George A. Peinado, a Managing Director of MDP, as one of the directors of CDW designated by MDP. This change in directors will apply to CDW Holdings LLC, CDW Corporation, CDW LLC and CDW Finance Corporation. It has not yet been determined on which committees Mr. Finnegan will serve.

For a description of certain relationships between MDP and CDW Corporation, please see Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence,” of CDW Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CDW CORPORATION

Date: April 19, 2011

    By:  

/s/ Ann E. Ziegler

      Ann E. Ziegler
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer