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Dell Inc.

Job Title 2008-Present: Chairman and CEO 2007-2008: Chairman and CEO 2006-2007: Chairman 2005-2006: Chairman 2004-2005: Chairman 2003-2004: Chairman and CEO 2002-2003: Chairman and CEO 2001-2002: Chairman and CEO

Compensation 2009: $931,731 salary, $2,125,713 total compensation 2008: $950,000 salary, $2,333,038 total compensation 2006: $950,000 salary, $1,805,000 bonus 2005: $950,000 salary, $2,280,000 bonus 2004: $950,000 salary, $2,052,000 bonus 2003: $950,000 salary, $2,479,500 bonus 2002: $925,962 salary, $347,236 bonus 2001: $892,308 salary, $1,668,462 bonus

Biography

Michael Dell, born in February 1965, is the chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded in 1984 with $1,000 and an unprecedented idea - to build relationships directly with customers. In 1992, Mr. Dell became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Mr. Dell is the author of Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry, his story of the rise of the company and the strategies he has refined that apply to all businesses. In 1998, Mr. Dell formed MSD Capital, and in 1999, he and his wife formed the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, to manage the investments and philanthropic efforts, respectively, of the Dell family. Mr. Dell serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the executive committee of the International Business Council and is a member of the U.S. Business Council. Mr. Dell also serves on the Technology CEO Council and the governing board of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India.