CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation Announces Management Changes to Support Growth
Madison - Thursday, May 19, 2005
CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation (CDW Berbee) announced changes
to its management structure to better support its growth initiatives.
Paul S. Shain, current CDW Berbee President and board member has been
named Chief Executive Officer, taking over from company founder James
G. CDW Berbee, who will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors. Shain
has been with the company for over 5 years, and will continue to
be responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the company,
across CDW Berbee's 11 branch offices in 6 Midwestern States. Shain is
a Madison native, earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees
from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Gregory L. Sliwicki has been named President of the company. Sliwicki
has been with the company for 7 years, spending the last 5 years
as Vice President of Sales. Prior to joining CDW Berbee, Sliwicki spent
14 years with IBM Corporation. Sliwicki will be responsible for
the continued expansion of CDW Berbee's technology solutions as well
as customer business growth in the markets they serve. Sliwicki
is a native of Wausau, WI, and earned his undergraduate degree
from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sliwicki currently lives in Appleton, WI.
"Both Paul and Greg have taken on increasing levels of responsibility
in recent years, and the formalization of their new titles goes along
with the contributions they make to our business." said James
CDW Berbee. "We continue to see increasing demand for our products
and services as customers look for productivity gains from strategic
investments in Information Technology. We are well positioned to
assist our customers, and feel these organizational changes will
further position us for the future." In addition, the company
announced the promotions of Mike Sanders to Vice President - Central
Region, and Terry Swanson to Vice President - Northern Region. Both
Sanders and Swanson will be responsible for leading their regions
in effective client coverage and support.
CDW Berbee, headquartered in Madison, WI is a leading provider of technology
solutions including Cisco Systems infrastructure, Microsoft operating
systems and applications, and IBM server and storage hardware.
The company serves a variety of businesses in the Midwest, and
expects revenues will exceed $300 million in fiscal 2005. CDW Berbee
has over 630 employees, with over half representing technical resources
supporting customer initiatives.
About CDW Berbee - www.berbee.com
Selected as Cisco's 2004 Global IP
Communications Partner of the Year and Microsoft's Midwest District
Partner of the Year, CDW Berbee provides the essential components
for driving sustained business growth using technology. Services
offered include data center solutions, networking infrastructure,
and high-value application services. Clients have come to rely on
CDW Berbee's expertise in emerging technologies and the integration of
those technologies into their business environments. CDW Berbee is among
a handful of companies worldwide to achieve top partner designations
with Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco.
CDW Berbee has offices in Madison, Milwaukee, Appleton, Wausau, Minneapolis,
Grand Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and
Cincinnati. Additional information about CDW Berbee is available
at www.berbee.com.
For additional information contact:
CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation,
Paul Shain, Chief Executive Officer
608.298.1233
CDW Berbee Information Networks Corporation,
Greg Sliwicki, President
920.996.3101
