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Mr. Pentland was named Vice President and General Manager of Dell Canada in 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pentland
was an Executive Vice President of Cott Corporation, a private label food and beverage company, and a partner at Bain & Company.
Mr. Pentland holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He also
holds an honors degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Pentland is a member of the
Information Technology Association of Canada, the Foundation Board at George Brown College and the Young President's
Association.
Charles H. Saunders — Mr. Saunders joined the Company in May 1997 and serves as Vice President and Co-President, Asia-Pacific/
Japan. In this role, Mr. Saunders shares with Mr. Malm responsibility for the Company's operations in all markets in the Asia-Pacific/
Japan Region, including the Company's manufacturing and customer service centers in Penang, Malaysia and Xiamen, China. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Saunders spent 25 years at Motorola, Inc., most recently holding the position of Corporate Vice President
and General Manager of the U.S./ Canada Division of the Land Mobile Products Sector. Mr. Saunders holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business from East Tennessee State University.
James M. Schneider — Mr. Schneider joined the Company in September 1996 as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Schneider was named Senior Vice President in September 1998 and Chief Financial Officer in March 2000. During fiscal
year 2000 and prior to being named Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Schneider was responsible for corporate planning, financial systems,
facilities and the Controller's office. For three years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Schneider was with 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.
Morton L. Topfer — Since December 1999 Mr. Topfer has served as Counselor to the CEO and as a Director of the Company. In this
role, Mr. Topfer advises in matters of critical importance to the Company such as operations, quality and customer experience issues.
From June 1994 until December 1999 Mr. Topfer served as Vice Chairman of the Company. For 23 years prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Topfer held various positions with Motorola, Inc., last serving as Corporate Executive Vice President and President of
the Land Mobile Products Sector. Before joining Motorola in 1971, Mr. Topfer spent 11 years with RCA Laboratories in various
research and development and management positions. He began his professional career as a research engineer with Kollsman
Instruments Corporation in New York. Mr. Topfer holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from Brooklyn College and serves on the
board of directors of British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. Mr. Topfer also serves on the advisory board of Singapore Technologies.
ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
At January 28, 2000, the Company owned or leased a total of approximately 8.1 million square feet of office, manufacturing and
warehouse space worldwide, 5.6 million square feet of which is located in the U.S. and the remainder located in various international
areas.
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The Company believes that it can readily obtain appropriate additional space as may be required at competitive rates by extending
expiring leases or finding alternative space.
Domestic Properties
The Company's principal offices and U.S. manufacturing facilities are located in Central Texas. In fiscal 2000 the Company began
development in the Middle Tennessee area.
The Company owns 360 acres of land in Round Rock, Texas (north of Austin), on which are located several office buildings
completed since August 1994 that contain an aggregate of approximately 2.2 million square feet of office space. This includes
approximately 900,000 square feet of owned office buildings and 1.3 million square feet of leased office space. These buildings,
comprising the Company's Round Rock campus, house the Company's sales, marketing and support staff for the Americas region, as
well as the Company's executive headquarters and administrative support functions.
The Company leases 570 acres of land in Austin, Texas on which approximately 920,000 square feet of office and manufacturing
space are located, including a 320,000-square-foot office building and two 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facilities. Additional
office space totaling 375,000 square feet is currently under construction.
The Company leases approximately 2.1 million square feet of office and manufacturing space at various locations throughout Austin,
Texas. These buildings house manufacturing, research and development and support staff.
The Company also leases approximately 400,000 square feet of space in the Middle Tennessee area. This includes a 300,000 square
foot manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee and approximately 100,000 square feet of office space in Nashville, Tennessee.
These buildings house sales and manufacturing support staff. Additional office and manufacturing space totaling 900,000 square feet
is under construction in Nashville, Tennessee.
International Properties