CDW announced today that Thomas E. Richards will succeed John A. Edwardson as chief executive officer of the company on Oct. 1, 2011. Edwardson will continue as chairman of the CDW board of directors through at least 2012. Edwardson has driven more than a decade of strong growth and expansion while positioning the company for continued success in a rapidly changing industry. Under Edwardson’s leadership, company revenues have risen from $3.8 billion to more than $8.8 billion. The company also made an acquisition of Berbee Information Networks in 2006, which set the stage for CDW’s new strategic direction. Together with Edwardson, Richards has been instrumental in the new strategic direction of the company over the last two years