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John K. Medica — In January, 2006 Mr. Medica was named Senior Vice President, Product Group responsible for all aspects of the customer
experience including product definition, design, development and customer support across client, enterprise and peripheral product portfolios.
Prior to this role, he managed worldwide development, marketing, quality, services, and delivery into manufacturing of all Dell desktops,
imaging and printing products, displays and other peripherals for Dell. Mr. Medica joined Dell in 1993 as Vice President, Portable Systems. In
1996, Mr. Medica was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Dell's Japan division. Mr. Medica returned to the U.S. as Vice President,
Procurement in August 1997 and later served as Vice President, Web Products Group and Vice President and General Manager, Transactional
Product Group. Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Medica held a variety of development and operations positions over a ten-year period at Apple
Computer, Inc. Mr. Medica graduated from Wake Forest University with a Master in Business Administration and holds a Bachelor in Electrical
Engineering from Manhattan College.
Glenn E. Neland — Mr. Neland is Senior Vice President, Worldwide Procurement and Global Customer Experience. In this role he shares
responsibility with Mr. Garvin for procurement and supply chain activities. He also manages Dell's customer experience initiatives on a
worldwide basis. He joined Dell in September 1997, and until March 2003 served as Vice President, Worldwide Procurement, Commodities,
where he and Mr. Garvin shared responsibility for global supply chain optimization, including responsibility for cost, quality, availability,
technology, and service for all computer system commodities and sub-systems. Mr. Neland was also responsible for notebook operations and
portables procurement. Before joining Dell, Mr. Neland held various positions at Texas Instruments Incorporated, including General Manager for
notebooks, Vice President and General Manager of Printing Systems, as well as other operations and engineering positions. He holds a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. Mr. Neland serves on the Board of Directors of International
Displayworks, Inc.
Rosendo G. Parra — Mr. Parra joined Dell in 1993 and was named Senior Vice President, Americas in May 2001. In this position, he shares
responsibility with Mr. Marengi for Dell's Americas Business units, serving corporate, government, education, healthcare, consumer, and small
and medium business customers in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. He is also responsible for Dell's services business for Dell's
manufacturing operations in Austin, Nashville, Winston-Salem, and Eldorado do Sul, Brazil. Prior to his current position, Mr. Parra held various
executive level positions including Senior Vice President, Worldwide Home and Small Business Group; Senior Vice President, Public Sector;
Senior Vice President, Americas Public and International Group. Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Parra spent four years in various sales and general
management positions at GRiD Systems Corporation. Before joining GRiD, Mr. Parra spent eleven years in various sales and management
positions for RadioShack Corporation. Mr. Parra earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Maryland. Mr. Parra serves on
the Board of Directors of Brinker International, Inc.
James M. Schneider — Mr. Schneider serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he is responsible for Dell's
finance function for all business units worldwide, including the controller function, corporate planning, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate
development, real estate, risk management, and internal audit. Mr. Schneider joined Dell in 1996 as Vice President of Finance and Chief
Accounting Officer, was named Senior Vice President in 1998, and Chief Financial Officer in 2000. For three years prior to joining Dell,
Mr. Schneider was employed by MCI Communications Corporation, last serving as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance. For 19 years
prior to joining MCI, Mr. Schneider was associated with Price Waterhouse LLP, serving as a partner for 10 years. Mr. Schneider holds a
bachelor's degree in Accounting from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the
board of directors of General Communications, Inc., Gap, Inc., and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Schneider is also a member of the
Financial Executives Institute.
Susan E. Sheskey — Ms. Sheskey was named Vice President and Chief Information Officer in August 2005. Her responsibilities span Dell's
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