Dell announced on Feb. 14 the appointment of Michael R. Cannon to serve as president, Global Operations, effective Feb. 26. Cannon, who was most recently president and CEO of Solectron Corp., will report to Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc.
"As we continue to grow worldwide, it is important that we increase our ability, via the Direct Model, to manufacture close to our customer and fully integrate our supply chain into one global organization," Dell said. "This will allow us to drive for even greater excellence in quality, cycle time and delivered cost. We will innovate and adapt our supply chain model to help drive differentiated product design, manufacturing and distribution models."
Cannon will lead a new global organization that will combine all of Dell's manufacturing, procurement and supply chain activities. These activities for the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific/Japan will report to Mr. Cannon.
Dell has nine manufacturing plants in five countries, including the U.S., and will soon add new plants in Poland, India and Brazil to meet the growing needs of customers in emerging markets.
Cannon has more than 25 years of manufacturing and technology experience. Cannon studied mechanical engineering at Michigan State University and currently serves on the boards of Adobe Systems, Seagate Technology and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. He is also a member of the U.S. Business Roundtable serving on the International Trade and Investments Task Force. ENS