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Kevin Barney Rollins (born November 15, 1952) is an American businessman and philanthropist. The former President and CEO of Dell Inc., in 2006 Rollins was named by London's ''CBR'' as the 9th Most Influential person in the Enterprise IT sector.〔(CBRs Most Influential People )〕 Rollins was born and raised in Utah and met his wife Debra while attending Brigham Young University (BYU).〔(Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness - Kevin B. Rollins )〕 While at BYU, Rollins earned a bachelors in Humanities and Civil Engineering in 1983 and an MBA a year later.〔(Kevin Rollins )〕 Before joining Dell in April 1996, Rollins was vice president and partner of Bain & Company where he specialized in strategies and management for high technology and consumer product clients. He helped develop strategies that propelled Dell into a commanding position in the direct selling of computer systems in the United States.〔 Rollins and his wife have four children and seven grandchildren.〔 Rollins became the chairman of the American Enterprise Institute's Board of Trustees on January 1, 2009. ==Dell Computer== Rollins worked at Dell for over a decade in various positions, including Senior VP of Corporate Strategy (1996), president of Dell Americas (1996–2001) overseeing operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America, COO (2001–2004), president (2001–2007), and CEO (2004–2007).〔 During the last four quarters of his leadership, the company employed approximately 50,000 workers worldwide and reported revenues of $45.4 billion.〔 While at Dell, Rollins oversaw company plans to spend more on staff training and customer services, and sales increased $14.2 billion—up 6% year on year with a net income of $762 million. He also announced that Dell would add support for AMD chips. In 2006, ''Forbes'' magazine listed Rollins as the 18th highest compensated CEO in the world at $39.31 million for achieving a 9% decline in stock performance during his tenure with a stock performance that was 81 percent that of the S&P 500.〔(Kevin B Rollins, CEO Compensation - Forbes.com )〕 He also oversaw amongst one of the largest layoffs that Dell had until then (2006-2007) of 8000 people worldwide. 〔http://www.itnews.com.au/News/82705,dell-to-slash-8000-jobs.aspx〕 There was resentment at his below-par decisions and execution, which could have contributed to his removal from Dell. Rollins was fired from Dell in January, 2007.〔(Michael Dell's dilemma - Fortune )〕 Upon leaving Dell in 2007, Rollins was paid $48.5 million in cash related to expired stock options.〔(Dell to Pay Former CEO $48.5 Million - Headline Watch )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Rollins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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