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of course, I know this won't help your dilemma
they just want your money
Dell's Board of Directors is made up of mega-corporatist oink-oinks
Donald J. Carty
Age: 56
Director since December 1992
Board committees: Audit
Mr. Carty is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AMR Corporation, positions he held from 1998 until April 2003. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Carty also held the position of President of AMR Corporation. From 1995 to 1998, he was President AMR Airline Group/ AA for American Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of AMR Corporation. Mr. Carty has held other executive level positions with American Airlines, Inc. or its subsidiaries since 1978. Mr. Carty is also a director of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Michael S. Dell
Age: 38
Director since May 1984
No Board committees
Mr. Dell has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since he founded Dell in 1984. He is Vice Chairman of the U.S. Business Council, a member of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council, chairman of the Computer Systems Policy Project and a member of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
William H. Gray, III
Age: 61
Director since November 2000
Board committees: Audit, Governance and
Nominating Mr. Gray is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The College Fund/ UNCF, positions he has held since September 1991. Mr. Gray has also served as the Senior Minister of the Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia since 1972. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Gray served as a United States Congressman from Pennsylvania. During his tenure, he was Chairman of the House Budget Committee, a member of the Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Majority Whip. Mr. Gray is also a director of Viacom Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Prudential Financial Inc., Rockwell International Corporation, Visteon Corporation and Pfizer Corporation.
Judy C. Lewent
Age: 54
Director since May 2001
Board committees: Finance, Compensation Ms. Lewent is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and President, Human Health Asia of Merck & Co., Inc. She has served as Chief Financial Officer of Merck since 1990 and has also held various other financial and management positions since joining Merck in 1980. Ms. Lewent is a director of Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company, Merck/ Shering-Plough Partnership, Motorola, Inc. and Merial Limited. Ms. Lewent is also a trustee of the Rockefeller Family Trust, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation life member, a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the Penn Medicine Executive Committee and the RAND Health Board of Advisors.
Thomas W. Luce, III
Age: 62
Director since November 1991
Board committees: Audit
Mr. Luce is Of Counsel with the law firm Hughes & Luce, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas, having co-founded the firm in 1973. He is also a partner with Luce & Williams, Ltd., a business advisory firm. From October 1991 through April 1992, Mr. Luce was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of First Southwest Company, a Dallas-based investment firm that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Klaus S. Luft
Age: 61
Director since March 1995
Board committees: Compensation
Mr. Luft is the founder, owner and President of MATCH — Market Access for Technology Services GmbH, a private company established in 1994 and headquartered in Munich, Germany. MATCH provides sales and marketing services to high technology companies. Since August 1990, Mr. Luft has served and continues to serve as Vice Chairman and International Advisor to Goldman Sachs Europe Limited. From March 1986 to November 1989, he was Chief Executive Officer of Nixdorf Computer AG, where he served for more than 17 years in a variety of executive positions in marketing, manufacturing and finance.
Alex J. Mandl
Age: 59
Director since November 1997
Board committees: Finance
Mr. Mandl has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Gemplus International S.A. since August 2002. He has served as Principal of ASM Investments, a company focusing on early stage funding in the technology sector since April 2001. From 1996 to March 2001, Mr. Mandl was Chairman and CEO of Teligent, Inc., which offered business customers an alternative to the Bell Companies for local, long distance and data communication services. With the collapse of the new local competitive telecom (CLEC) industry and the closing of capital markets for this sector, on May 21, 2001 Teligent filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Mandl was AT&T’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1996, and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 1993. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Mandl was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sea- Land Services Inc. Mr. Mandl is a board member of Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, Willamette University and the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
Michael A. Miles
Age: 63
Director since February 1995
Board committees: Compensation, Governance and Nominating Mr. Miles is a special limited partner of Forstmann Little and Co. He is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris Companies Inc., having served in those positions from September 1991 to July 1994. Prior to September 1991, Mr. Miles was Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Philip Morris Companies Inc. Mr. Miles is also a director of AOL Time Warner Inc., The Allstate Corporation, AMR Corporation, Community Health Systems, Inc., Exult, Inc., Morgan Stanley and Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.
(Presiding Director)
Age: 64
Director since December 1999
Board committees: Audit, Governance and Nominating Mr. Nunn is a senior partner in the law firm of King & Spalding, where he focuses his practice on international and corporate matters. He is also co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. From 1972 through 1996, he served as a United States Senator from Georgia. During his tenure as Senator, he served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He also served on the Intelligence and Small Business Committees. Mr. Nunn serves as a director of the following publicly-held companies: ChevronTexaco Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, General Electric Company, Internet Security Systems, Inc., Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and Total System Services, Inc.
Morton L. Topfer
Age: 66
Director since December 1999
Board committees: Finance
Mr. Topfer is Managing Director of Castletop Capital. He previously served at Dell in both the role of Vice Chairman (June 1994 to December 1999) and Counselor to the Chief Executive Officer (December 1999 to February 2002). Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Topfer served for 23 years at Motorola, Inc. where he held several executive positions, last serving as Corporate Executive Vice President and President of the Land Mobile Products Sector. Mr. Topfer was conferred the Darjah Johan Negeri Penang State Award in July 1996 by the Governor of Penang for contributions to the development of the electronics industry in Malaysia. He serves as a director for Bio Reference Laboratories and Measurement Specialties, Inc. and as Chairman of Sheer Networks.
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