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CDW8-K: Board change

CDW Appoints Former Deloitte Consulting CEO Sam Balaji to Board of Directors

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What happened

CDW expanded its board from nine to ten directors, appointing former Deloitte Consulting & Advisory Global CEO Sam Balaji to the Board and Audit Committee. His extensive background in scaling artificial intelligence, cloud, and digital transformation initiatives will help guide CDW's enterprise services growth strategy.

Source

SEC EDGAROct 19, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

CDW 8-K

Filing excerpt

On October 15, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CDW Corporation (the “Company”) increased the number of directors of the Company from nine to ten and appointed Saranga (Sam) Balaji to serve as a director on the Board, effective immediately.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1402057/000140205726000106/cdw-20261015.htmRead the full source

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Signal
8-K: Board change

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Fiscal year end
10/15
Filed
Oct 19, 2026

The full record

From the Signal API record

Details

CIK
1402057
Accession number
0001402057-26-000106
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Strategic direction shift
Signal category
Leadership

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • artificial intelligence
  • cloud
  • cybersecurity

Vendors

  • Deloitte
  • BlackLine

Regions named

  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
85%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Oct 20, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
boardChange

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    "filing_date": "2026-10-19",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year_end": "10/15",
    "sales_relevance": "Strategic direction shift",
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