{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/cdw-sam-balaji-board-appointment","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/cdw-sam-balaji-board-appointment.md","title":"CDW Adds Sam Balaji to Board of Directors","headline":"CDW Appoints Former Deloitte Consulting CEO Sam Balaji to Board","description":"CDW appointed Sam Balaji, former global CEO of Deloitte Consulting & Advisory, to its board effective October 15, 2026.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:51+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:51+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["CDW appointed Sam Balaji to its Board of Directors effective October 15, 2026.","Balaji previously served as Global Chief Executive Officer of Consulting & Advisory at Deloitte.","Balaji also serves on the board of BlackLine, a financial and accounting cloud software provider."],"companies":[{"name":"CDW Corporation","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004axt/cdw-corporation","website":"http://cdw.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Business Wire","title":"CDW Appoints Sam Balaji to Board of Directors","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261019640350/en/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","CDW Corporation"],"body_markdown":"[CDW](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004axt/cdw-corporation) appointed Sam Balaji to its Board of Directors effective October 15, 2026, the company said in a [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261019640350/en/) announcement. Balaji previously served as Global Chief Executive Officer of Consulting & Advisory at Deloitte, where he worked for nearly three decades.\n\n## Balaji's Deloitte Background and Board Role\n\nBalaji brings more than three decades of experience in technology, advisory and global business leadership, according to the announcement. At Deloitte, he helped build and scale multibillion-dollar businesses and markets spanning artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity and digital transformation. His experience also includes strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.\n\nDuring his nearly three decades at Deloitte, Balaji held several senior leadership roles spanning consulting, technology and technology risk services. He currently serves on the board of BlackLine, a financial and accounting cloud software solutions provider, bringing experience in public company governance, technology and cybersecurity oversight, and strategic decision-making.\n\nChristine A. Leahy, chair and chief executive officer of CDW, said: \"Sam is an accomplished global business leader who brings deep technology and services expertise, a track record of innovation and growth, and extensive multi-sector transformation experience.\" Leahy added that Balaji's perspective will be valuable as the company executes its growth strategy and delivers long-term value.\n\nBalaji said: \"I'm honored to join CDW's Board at a time when technology is playing an increasingly critical role in how organizations operate and grow.\" He added that CDW's customer-first approach and broad technology expertise create significant opportunities to help customers differentiate and navigate change.\n\n## CDW's Recent Leadership and Strategy Moves\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), CDW appointed Hang Tan as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer in April 2026, reporting to Leahy, to advance enterprise services and AI strategy. Tan previously served as chief operating officer of Hybrid Cloud and chief strategy officer at HPE, and worked at Bain.\n\nThe same records show CDW launched \"Geared for Growth\" in May 2026, an AI-first multi-year transformation initiative embedding AI across end-to-end processes and targeting $100-200M in annual run-rate cost savings by 2027-2028. In June 2026, Mission Cloud, a CDW company, launched a five-product AI Suite targeting the gap where only 29% of organizations see significant ROI from generative AI.\n\n## Earlier CDW Leadership and Deal Activity\n\nCDW completed its acquisition of Lovelytics, a data and AI services firm, in September 2026, according to [FinancialContent Business Page](https://akta.pro/news-signals). Lovelytics brings over 600 employees across the US, Canada, Argentina, and Colombia, and will help customers build data foundations for AI adoption.\n\nIn September 2026, AInvest reported that Barclays cut its price target for CDW Corp. to $148 from $150, citing a reassessment of near-term outlook, while maintaining a positive long-term view.\n\nCDW's board of directors details are available in the About Us section of the company's [website](http://cdw.com).\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}