Two top executives are saying goodbye to Dell as part of the company’s restructuring and realigning of business segments. Michael Cannon, president of global operations, and Mark Jarvis, chief marketing officer, will leave the company.
Cannon, who has been with Dell since February 2007 leading the company’s procurement, manufacturing and supply-chain activities worldwide, will be succeeded by Jeff Clarke, head of Dell’s business client product group. Cannon was responsible for improving Dell’s supply chain and cost competitiveness, according to the company. He will leave at the end of January.
Jarvis is expected to leave sometime in the first quarter, the company said. He led the company’s marketing transformation and revitalized its brand, according to Dell. Jarvis’ exit comes after Casey Jones, vice president of marketing, left the company in November. Erin Nelson, formerly vice president of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will assume Jarvis’ role.
Both executives, however, will remain consultants to the company.
The move is just one piece of the company’s plan to realign some of its businesses around three customer segments, including the large enterprise, which will be led by Steve Schuckenbrock; the public sector, which Paul Dell will lead; and small and midsize businesses, which will be headed by Steve Felice.
“In the past two years we have significantly improved our competitiveness, reengineered our supply chain, broadened our product portfolio, and introduced Dell to more people in more places than ever before,” said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer. “We have laid the foundation for the transition from a global business that’s run regionally to businesses that are really globally organized.”
“Customer requirements are increasingly being defined by how they use technology rather than where they use it,” Dell added. “That’s why we won’t let ourselves be limited by geographic boundaries in solving their needs.”
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