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Jan Gesmar-Larsen -- Mr. Gesmar-Larsen joined the Company in August 1997 as
Senior Vice President, and President, Dell Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior
to joining the Company, Mr. Gesmar-Larsen held various positions with Apple
Computer Europe, including Business Unit Director, Education Channels; Sales
Director, Core Business; Managing Director, Central Europe;
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and finally President, Europe. Prior to joining Apple in 1992, Mr. Gesmar-Larsen
was manager of the Systems Division of Compaq Corporation, Europe and
International. Prior to that, he held various management positions at Olivetti
Corporation. Mr. Gesmar-Larsen holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and a
master's degree in Marketing.
Thomas B. Green -- Mr. Green has been Senior Vice President, Law and
Administration since November 1997, and is responsible for overseeing the
Company's legal and governmental affairs, human resources function and other
administrative departments. Mr. Green joined the Company in August 1994 as
General Counsel and Secretary. Before joining the Company, Mr. Green served as
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chicago Title & Trust Company,
where he was employed from October 1992 to July 1994, and as Executive Vice
President and General Counsel of Trammell Crow Company from October 1990 to
October 1992. From February 1989 to October 1990, Mr. Green was employed by the
law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, Texas, last serving as a partner
in that firm. His background also includes a term as law clerk to former United
States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Mr. Green received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah.
Jerome N. Gregoire -- Mr. Gregoire joined the Company in July 1996 as Vice
President and Chief Information Officer, and was appointed Senior Vice President
in March 1999. In this position, Mr. Gregoire is responsible for the Company's
worldwide information systems, including an ongoing program to further develop
state-of-the-art information systems and processes. For 10 years prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Gregoire held various positions with PepsiCo, Inc.,
most recently serving as Chief Information Officer for Pepsi-Cola Company, the
beverage division of the PepsiCo family. While at PepsiCo, Mr. Gregoire also
served as Vice President of Management Information Systems for PepsiCo Food
Systems, supporting the worldwide Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Taco
Bell operations. Mr. Gregoire's previous experience also includes positions as
Vice President of the systems group for Dean Research Corporation, a Kansas
City-based specialist in computer-controlled materials handling, primarily to
the aerospace industry; and as Vice President of Information Systems for
Kraft/CDC Foodservice, also based in Kansas City. Mr. Gregoire received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Park College.
Michael D. Lambert -- Mr. Lambert joined the Company in October 1996 as Senior
Vice President, Server Group, and currently serves as Senior Vice President,
Enterprise Systems Group. Mr. Lambert is responsible for worldwide development
and marketing of the Company's server, storage and workstation product lines.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lambert held various officer positions with
Compaq Computer Corporation, last serving as Vice President of North American
Marketing. Prior to joining Compaq in 1994, Mr. Lambert served four years as
general manager of the large computer products division for NCR Corporation. Mr.
Lambert's more than 30 years' experience in the computer systems industry also
includes senior positions with Arix Corporation in San Jose, California, a
manufacturer of multiprocessor UNIX-based systems, and Convergent Technologies,
also in San Jose, California. Mr. Lambert received a bachelor's degree in
Business Administration from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
John J. Legere -- Mr. Legere joined the Company in June 1998 as Vice President,
and President Asia Pacific. In this position, Mr. Legere is responsible for the
Company's operations in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Legere served as President and managing partner of AT&T Solutions' worldwide
outsourcing practice, a company with over $2.6 billion in revenues and 8,000
employees. From 1994 through 1997, Mr. Legere served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of AT&T's Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific unit, with overall
responsibility for AT&T's service offerings in the region. Mr. Legere's 18-year
career at AT&T also included various managerial positions in sales, marketing,
services, network operations, information management, field service operations,
human resources and finance. Mr. Legere earned a bachelor's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Business
Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a master's degree
in Science, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
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Joseph A. Marengi -- Mr. Marengi joined the Company in July 1997 and serves as
Senior Vice President, Americas Relationship Group. In this position, Mr.
Marengi is responsible for the Americas customer groups serving enterprise,
large corporate and medium business customers. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Marengi worked with Novell, Inc., most recently serving as President and Chief
Operating Officer. He joined Novell in 1989, beginning as director of the
Eastern region and moving through successive promotions to become executive vice
president of worldwide sales and field operations. For ten years prior to
joining Novell, Mr. Marengi served as vice president of channel sales for