Dell 1999 Annual Report Download - page 11

Kevin B. Rollins 47 Vice Chairman
James T. Vanderslice 59 Vice Chairman
David W. Allen 39 Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Paul D. Bell 39 Senior Vice President; President, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Co-General Manager, Worldwide Home and Small
Business Group
G. Carl Everett, Jr. 49 Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group
Thomas B. Green 45 Senior Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary
Michael D. Lambert 53 Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems Group
Göran S. Malm 52 Senior Vice President and Co-President, Asia-Pacific/ Japan
Joseph A. Marengi 46 Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Relationship Group
Randall D. Mott 43 Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Frank L. Muehleman 43 Vice President and Co-General Manager, Worldwide Home and Small Business Group
Rosendo G. Parra 40 Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Public Sector
Lawrence A. Pentland 41 Vice President and General Manager, Americas International Group
Charles H. Saunders 56 Vice President and Co-President, Asia-Pacific/ Japan
James M. Schneider 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Morton L. Topfer 63 Counselor to the CEO and Director
Set forth below is biographical information about each of the Company's executive officers.
Michael S. Dell — Mr. Dell has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since May 1984.
Mr. Dell shares the Office of the Chief Executive Officer with Mr. Rollins and Mr. Vanderslice. Mr. Dell founded the Company in
1984 while attending the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
the Computerworld/ Smithsonian Awards and the World Economic Forum Foundation. Mr. Dell is also a member of the Business
Council and serves on the nominating committee for the National Technology Medal of Honor.
Kevin B. Rollins — Mr. Rollins has been Vice Chairman of the Company since December 1997, and shares the Office of the Chief
Executive Officer with Mr. Dell and Mr. Vanderslice. Mr. Rollins joined the Company in April 1996 as Senior Vice President,
Corporate Strategy and was named Senior Vice President, General Manager — Americas in May 1996. For 12 years prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Rollins was employed by Bain & Company, an international strategy consulting firm, most recently serving as a
director and partner. Mr. Rollins received a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham
Young University. Mr. Rollins is also a member of the National Advisory Council of Brigham Young University and a member of the
CEO Forum on Education and Technology.
James T. Vanderslice — Mr. Vanderslice serves as Vice Chairman of the Company and shares the Office of Chief Executive Officer
with Mr. Dell and Mr. Rollins. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Vanderslice served as Senior Vice President and Group Executive
for IBM's Technology Group and was a member of IBM's corporate executive committee. Mr. Vanderslice was responsible for IBM's
storage systems, microelectronics, networking-hardware and printer-systems division. He
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also provided functional guidance to the display and technology-market development units, both based in Japan. Mr. Vanderslice
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Boston College and a PhD in Physics from Catholic University. Mr. Vanderslice
serves on the board of directors of BroadStream Corporation.
David W. Allen — Mr. Allen has served as Vice President, Worldwide Operations since June 1999. Mr. Allen is responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the Company's worldwide operations, including manufacturing processes, logistics and supply-chain
management. Mr. Allen joined the Company in June 1999 from Frito-Lay, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President of
Operations. He joined Frito-Lay in 1991 as Vice President of Operations for its North Division, and was later General Manager of a
joint venture with Sara Lee. Prior to joining Frito-Lay, Mr. Allen held various other operations positions with Home Innovations, Inc.;
Booz, Allen & Hamilton; and Saturn Corporation. Mr. Allen holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from General Motors
Institute and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Paul D. Bell — Mr. Bell joined the Company in July 1996 and serves as Senior Vice President; President, Europe, Middle East and
Africa; and Co-General Manager Worldwide Home and Small Business Group. As President of EMEA, he is responsible for business
operations in the Company's European regions, including the Company's manufacturing facilities in Limerick, Ireland. In the HSB
role, he shares responsibility for all related product development, manufacturing, sale, marketing and customer-service activities for
the Company's Home and Small Business Group. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bell was with Bain & Company, where he was a
management consultant for six years, including two years as a consultant for the Company. Mr. Bell received a bachelor's degree in
Fine Arts and Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Yale School of Organization and Management.
G. Carl Everett, Jr. — Mr. Everett joined the Company in February 1998 as Senior Vice President, Desktops and Workstations, and
currently serves as Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group. Mr. Everett is responsible for worldwide development, marketing
and strategic technological direction for the Company's desktop computer systems and notebook computer product lines. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Everett was employed by Intel Corporation, where he began in a field sales office and advanced into sales
and marketing management. He was appointed Vice President in 1989 and, until 1994, oversaw North American and then worldwide
sales. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Everett served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Desktop Products Group. Prior to
joining Intel in 1978, Mr. Everett held various sales, marketing and customer support positions with Motorola Semiconductor Products
Group. Mr. Everett holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from New Mexico State University.