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Dell Names Corporate Responsibility Organization Leader
Business Editors/Technology Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2007--Dell today announced the appointment
of Gilbert F. Casellas, former chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, as Vice President of Corporate
Responsibility. Mr. Casellas will report to Don Carty, vice chairman
and chief financial officer of Dell. "Gil's appointment
reflects Dell's growing commitment to global leadership around the
environment, corporate involvement and to driving the
democratization of technology worldwide," Mr. Carty said.
"He and his team will oversee the heightened integration of
economic, social and environmental responsibility into everything we
do and ensure that the recruitment and development of diversity
among our employees, customers and partners remains a cornerstone of
how we do business." Mr. Casellas will lead an organization
that includes the company's global diversity, sustainability and
corporate giving functions. He will spearhead the company's direct
and regular engagements with global diversity-related,
nongovernmental organizations, community and socially responsible
investment groups.
Mr. Casellas served as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission from 1994-1997. He also served as General
Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Air Force, and Co-Chairman of
the U.S. Census Monitoring Board. Most recently, he was a member at
the Washington, D.C. law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
and Popeo where he focused on workplace diversity and equal
opportunity issues. Mr. Casellas has a longstanding history of
professional and public service. He is a director of the Johnnetta
B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute, a member of the
board of directors of the Hispanic Federation, Inc. and chairman of
the Committee on Workplace Diversity of the Yale University Council,
his undergraduate alma mater. He has received several leadership
awards, including the U.S. Department of the Air Force's Decoration
for Exceptional Civilian Service and the Spirit of Excellence from
the American Bar Association. Mr. Casellas received his law degree
from the University of Pennsylvania.
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