Mr. John A. C. Swainson is President - Software Group of Dell Inc. He currently serves as President of Dell's newly formed Software Group. Immediately prior to joining Dell, Mr. Swainson was a Senior Advisor to Silver Lake, a global private equity firm from May 2010 to February 2012. From February 2005 until December 2009, Mr. Swainson served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of CA, Inc., an enterprise software company. Prior to joining CA, Inc. Mr. Swainson worked for IBM for over 26 years, where he held various management positions in the U.S. and Canada, including seven years in the role of General Manager of the Application Integration Middleware Division. Mr. Swainson holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of British Colombia, Canada. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Visa Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Assurant, Inc., and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Mr. Swainson has been retiring from the boards of directors of Broadcom Corporation, Assurant, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in May 2012.

Mr. Suresh Vaswani is President - Dell Services of Dell Inc. Mr. Vaswani joined Dell after 25 years at Wipro, where he served as the co-CEO of Wipro’s IT business and was on the Board of Wipro Limited. Mr. Vaswani succeeds Steve Schuckenbrock, who held executive leadership roles at Dell since joining the company in 2007. Mr. Schuckenbrock recently announced his intention to seek new opportunities outside Dell. As the president of Dell Services, Mr. Schuckenbrock oversaw gains in profitability, growth and customer satisfaction. Prior to Services, Mr. Schuckenbrock served as Dell’s president, Enterprise, and previously served as Dell’s chief information officer (CIO).

Ms. Karen H. Quintos is Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Dell Inc. She is responsible for bringing the company's brand to life for Dell customers, team members, and stakeholders around the world. She leads Dell's branding, messaging, and marketing for all Dell customer segments, in addition to global communications, social media, and agency management. Before becoming CMO in September 2010, Ms. Quintos served as Vice President of Dell's global Public business, from January 2008 to September 2010, and was responsible for driving global marketing strategies, product and pricing programs, communications and channel plans. She has also held various executive roles in SMB marketing and Dell's Services and Supply Chain Management teams since joining Dell in 2000. She came to Dell from Citigroup, where she served as Vice President of Global Operations and Technology. She also spent 12 years with Merck & Co., where she held a variety of roles in marketing, planning, operations and supply chain management. Ms. Quintos holds a Master's degree in Marketing and International Business from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain Management from The Pennsylvania State University State College. She has served on multiple boards of directors and currently serves on the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Penn State's Smeal Business School Board of Visitors, Association of National Advertisers, the Ad Council, and Dell's Women's Networking Board.

Mr. Lawrence P. Tu is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Dell Inc. He is responsible for overseeing Dell's global legal, governmental affairs, and ethics and compliance departments. Before joining Dell, Mr. Tu served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at NBC Universal for three years. Prior to his position at NBC, he was a partner with the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, where he focused on energy, technology, Internet, and media-related transactions. He also served five years as managing partner of the firm's Hong Kong office. Mr. Tu's prior experience also includes serving as General Counsel Asia-Pacific for Goldman Sachs, attorney for the U.S. State Department, and law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Mr. Tu holds Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Harvard University, as well as a Master's degree from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Mr. Steven H. Price is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Dell Inc. In this role, he is responsible for overall human resources (HR) strategy in support of the purpose, values and business initiatives of Dell. He is also responsible for developing and driving people strategy and fostering an environment where the global Dell team thrives. Mr. Price joined Dell in September 1997 and has played leadership roles throughout the HR organization, including Vice President of HR for the global Consumer business, Global Talent Management and Americas Human Resources. From November 2006 until June 2010, he served as Vice President, Human Resources Dell Global Consumer Group. From January 2003 until November 2006, he served as Vice President, Human Resources Dell Americas Business Group. From July 2001 until January 2003, he served as Vice President, Human Resources Global HR Operations. From May 1999 to July 2001, he served as Vice President, Human Resources Dell EMEA. Prior to joining Dell in 1997, Mr. Price spent 13 years with SC Johnson Wax, based in Racine, Wisconsin. Having started his career there in sales, he later moved into HR. Mr. Price is a member of the Executive Advisory Board for the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University and also serves on the Executive Advisory Board for The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Mr. Alex J. Mandl is Lead Independent Director of Dell Inc. He is Director since November 1997. Mr. Mandl is currently the non-Executive Chairman of Gemalto N.V., a digital security company resulting from the merger of Axalto Holding N.V. and Gemplus International S.A. From June 2006 until December 2007, Mr. Mandl served as Executive Chairman of Gemalto. Before June 2006, Mr. Mandl was President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Gemplus, positions he held 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. 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 served from May 2007 to October 2010 as a director of Hewitt Associates, Inc. and from March 2008 to October 2010 as a director of Visteon Corporation. Mr. Mandl was a member of the board of directors of Horizon Lines, Inc. since January 2007 and became the Chairman in February 2011, retiring in April 2012. Mr. Mandl became a member of the board of directors of Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. in January 2012.

Mr. James W. Breyer is no longer Independent Director of Dell Inc., effective Company's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Breyer has been a Partner of Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, since 1987. Mr. Breyer is also the founder of Breyer Capital, an investment firm, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since July 2006. Additionally, Mr. Breyer is a co-founder of IDG-Accel China Funds and has served as co-lead on the company’s strategic investment committee since its inception in 2005. Mr. Breyer serves on the boards of directors of News Corporation, Facebook, Inc., Prosper Marketplace, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he is the presiding director. From June 2006 to December 2009, Mr. Breyer was on the board of directors of Marvel Entertainment, Inc., and from October 1995 until June 2008, he served on the board of directors of Real Networks, Inc.

Mr. Donald J. Carty, LL.D., is Independent Director of Dell Inc. Mr. Carty served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Dell from January 2007 until June 2008, prior to his retirement. In that role, he was responsible for all finance functions, including controller, corporate planning, tax, treasury operations, investor relations, corporate development, risk management, and corporate audit. Mr. Carty was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMR Corporation and American Airlines from 1998 until his retirement in 2003. He served in a variety of executive positions with AMR Corporation, AMR Airline Group, and American Airlines from 1978 to 1985 and from 1987 to 1999, including Chief Financial Officer of AMR Corporation and American Airlines Inc. from October 1989 until March 1995. Mr. Carty was President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, known as CP Air, in Canada from 1985 to 1987. After his retirement from AMR and American Airlines Inc. in 2003, Mr. Carty was engaged in numerous business and private investment activities with a variety of companies. Mr. Carty is also a director of Barrick Gold Corporation, Gluskin Sheff and Associates, Talisman Energy Inc. and Canadian National Railway Company. Additionally, Mr. Carty was a member of the board of directors of Hawaiian Holdings Inc. from August 2004 until February 2007, and again from April 2008 until May 2011, of CHC Helicopter Corp. from November 2004 until September 2008, of Solution Inc., Ltd. from July 2004 until January 2007, of Sears Holding Corp. from May 2001 until May 2007 and of Placer Dome Inc. from April 2005 until March 2006.

Ms. Janet F. Clark is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since September 8, 2011. Ms. Clark joined Marathon Oil Corporation in 2004, where she currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2001 through 2003, Ms. Clark served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuevo Energy Company. From 1997 until 2003, she held various roles at Santa Fe Snyder Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Administration. From 2003 until September 2011, she served on the board of directors of Exterran Partners, L.P.

Ms. Laura Conigliaro is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since September 8, 2011. Ms. Conigliaro has been retired since 2011. Ms. Conigliaro joined The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) in 1996 as a U.S. Hardware Systems Equity Research Analyst. She was named managing director in 1997 and partner in 2000. She was most recently co-director of the firm’s Americas equity research unit. In addition to covering the hardware systems sector, Ms. Conigliaro served as the technology investment research business unit leader for Goldman Sachs. She also developed specialized covering enterprise server and storage companies. Prior to her service with Goldman Sachs, Ms. Conigliaro was a computer and design automation analyst at Prudential Financial, Inc. Ms. Conigliaro also serves of the board of directors of Infoblox Inc.

Mr. Kenneth M. Duberstein is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since September 08 2011. Mr. Duberstein has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Duberstein Group, Inc., a strategic advisory and consulting firm, since 1989. Previously, Mr. Duberstein served as Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan from 1988 to 1989 and as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1987. From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Duberstein was Vice President of Timmons & Company in Washington, D.C. Prior to his service in that position, he served in the White House as Assistant to the President, Legislative Affairs from 1981 to 1983. From 1977 to 1980, Mr. Duberstein was Vice President of the Committee for Economic Development. He serves as a director of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution, the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the National Endowment for Democracy and is a lifetime trustee for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He also serves as a director on the boards of directors of The Boeing Company, ConocoPhillips, Travelers Companies, Inc. and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.

Mr. William H. Gray, III, is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since November 2000. Mr. Gray is currently Chairman of Gray Global Strategies, Inc., a business advisory firm, a position he has held since February 2012. From August 2004 until February 2012, he was co-Chairman of GrayLoeffler L.L.C., a consulting and advisory firm. Mr. Gray was President and Chief Executive Officer of The College Fund/UNCF (educational assistance) from 1991 until he retired in June 2004. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. During his tenure in Congress, he served as Chairman of the House Budget Committee, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Majority Whip. He is an ordained Baptist Minister and last pastored at Bright Hope Baptist Church of Philadelphia from 1972 until 2007. Mr. Gray is also a director of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Prudential Financial, Inc., and Pfizer Inc. From June 2000 to January 2010, Mr. Gray was a director of Visteon Corporation.

Mr. Gerard J. Kleisterlee is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since December 2010. Mr. Kleisterlee has served as executive Chairman of Vodafone Group plc. since July 2011. Mr. Kleisterlee was President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Philips Electronics from April 2001 until March 2011 and President and Chief Operations Officer of Royal Philips Electronics prior to April 2001. Previously, he held key positions within Royal Philips Electronics, including member of the Board of Management since April 2000, member of the Group Management Committee since January 1999, Chief Executive Officer of Philips' Components division, President of Philips Taiwan, Regional Manager for Philips' Components in Asia-Pacific, Managing Director of Philips' Display Components worldwide, General Manager of Philips' Professional Audio Product Group and various manufacturing management positions within Philips' Medical Systems division starting in 1974. Mr. Kleisterlee is a member of the boards of directors of Daimler AG and Royal Dutch Shell.

Mr. Klaus S. Luft is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since March 1995. Mr. Luft is the founder and Chairman of the supervisory board of Artedona AG, a privately held mail order e-commerce company established in 1999 and headquartered in Munich, Germany. He is also owner and President of Munich-based MATCH — Market Access Services GmbH & Co., KG. From 1990 until 2010, Mr. Luft served 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. From May 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Luft served on the board of Assurances Générales de France, known as AGF, a French insurance company. Mr. Luft is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia in the State of Bavaria.

Mr. Shantanu Narayen is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since September 2009. Mr. Narayen has served since December 2007 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Adobe Systems Incorporated, a software company. From January 2005 until December 2007, Mr. Narayen was Adobe's President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he held key product research and development positions within Adobe, including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Products, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Development, and Vice President and General Manager of the Engineering Technology Group. Before joining Adobe in 1998, he was a co-founder of Pictra, Inc., an early pioneer of digital photo sharing over the Internet. Prior to his service in that position, he served as director of desktop and collaboration products at Silicon Graphics, Inc. and held various senior management positions at Apple Computer, Inc. Mr. Narayen also serves on the advisory board of the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley and is president of the board of directors of the Adobe Foundation, which funds philanthropic initiatives around the world.

Mr. Ross Perot Jr., is Independent Director of Dell Inc., since December 2009. Mr. Perot is currently chairman of Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company, which he founded in 1988. Mr. Perot served as the Chairman of the Board of Perot Systems Corporation from September 2004 until its acquisition by Dell on November 3, 2009. Mr. Perot also served as a director of Perot Systems Corporation from June 1988 until November 3, 2009, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Perot Systems Corporation from September 2000 until September 2004. Mr. Perot served in the United States Air Force for over eight years. He currently serves as co-Chairman of the board of directors of the EastWest Institute.