Kevin Rollins

Infobox Person
name = Kevin B. Rollins

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birth_date = 1953
birth_place = Utah
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occupation = Senior Analyst, TPG Capital
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spouse = Debra
religion = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
known_for = Former President & CEO of Dell Computers

Kevin B. Rollins (born 1953) is an American businessman and philanthropist. The former President and CEO of Dell Computers, in 2006 Rollins was named by London's "CBR" as the 9th Most Influential person in the Enterprise IT sector. [ [http://www.cbronline.com/article_cbr.asp?guid=F08267A9-EF2D-4255-9727-994D0BFC19B5 CBR 10 Most Influential: Movers and Shakers - Computer Business Review ] ]

Rollins was born and raised in Utah and met his wife Debra while attending Brigham Young University (BYU). [http://ebusiness.byu.edu/biography.php?person=17 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. [http://www.nndb.com/people/654/000053495/ 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.

Kevin and his wife have four children and five grandchildren.

Dell Computers

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 team members 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. [ [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/S4KT.html Kevin B Rollins, CEO Compensation - Forbes.com ] ] Upon leaving Dell in 2007, Rollins was paid $48.5 million in cash related to expired stock options. [ [http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/hdw/?p=678 Dell to Pay Former CEO $48.5 Million - Headline Watch ] ]

Philanthropic efforts

Rollins is a member of the BYU's President's Leadership Council and the Marriott School National Advisory Council, where he founded and continues to fund the Rollins Center for eBusiness. He also serves at the request of the President of the United States on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and is a member of the Computer Systems Policy Project and the U.S. Business Council. Rollins is also active in the American Enterprise Institute and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

His philanthropy has also extended to financially support various political campaigns, including most recently Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Presidency.

Appointments and awards

*Utah Information Technology Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2004) [http://www.uita.org/halloffame/pastinductees.htm]
*BYU President's Leadership Council Executive Committee Member [ [http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=1813 Building BYU ] ]
*BYU eBusiness Center Advisory Board Executive Committee Member [ [http://ebusiness.byu.edu/advisory_board.php Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness - Advisory Board ] ]
*BYU Marriott School National Advisory Council, Public Relations Committee Member [ [http://marriottschool.byu.edu/advisoryboard/directory.cfm?alp=r&group=10&pid=2147 Directory ] ]
*Austin Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors (Member At-large) [ [http://www.austinsymphony.org/symphony/board/ Board of Directors - Symphony &Staff - Austin Symphony ] ]
*KRLU Public Television Board of Directors [ [http://www.klru.org/about/board.html KLRU> About > KLRU Board of Directors ] ]
*U.S. Presidential Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation Member [http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/Colombia_FTA/Reports/asset_upload_file920_9821.pdf]
*2006 BYU Marriott School of Management Convocation speaker [ [http://marriottschool.byu.edu/news/release.cfm?id=279 News Releases ] ]
*Sears Holdings Corporation Board of Directors [ [http://www.searsholdings.com/govern/ Sears Holdings Corporation web site] ]

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External links

* [http://ebusiness.byu.edu/ BYU Rollins Center for eBusiness]