05:19 PM BW Computer Reseller News Names Michael Dell as Industry's Top Executive; Publ...
Computer Reseller News Names Michael Dellas Industry's Top Executive; Publication's Annual List NamesIndustry's 25 Most Influential Executives
November 16, 1998 05:19 PM
MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--CMP Media's Computer Reseller News has named Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of Dell Computer Corp. DELL as the most influential executive in the computer industry. The technology newspaper published its 16th annual Top 25 Executives ranking in today's special Comdex/Fall trade show issue (November 16).
Dell, who has appeared on previous Top 25 lists, moved to the top this year because his company's success "has brought manufacturing and inventory costs squarely to the forefront of the computer industry and reseller channel and caused (competitors such as) IBM, Compaq and others to squeeze whatever costs they can out of their production process to remain price competitive."
The Top 25 are:
1. Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive, Dell Computer Corp.
2. Bill Gates, chairman and chief executive, Microsoft Corp.
3. Jerre Stead, chairman and chief executive, Ingram Micro Inc.
4. Eckhard Pfeiffer, president and chief executive, Compaq Computer Corp.
5. Steve Raymund, chairman and chief executive, Tech Data Corp.
6. John Chambers, president and chief executive, Cisco Systems, Inc.
7. Craig Barrett, president and chief executive, Intel Corp.
8. Bill Fairfield, president, Inacom Corp.
9. John Sidgmore, vice chairman, MCI WorldCom Inc.
10. Joel Klein, assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice
11. Scott McNealy, president and chief executive, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
12. George Shaheen, chief executive, Anderson Consulting
13. Sam Palmisano, senior vice president and group executive,
IBM Global Services
14. Larry Ellison, chairman and chief executive, Oracle Corp.
15. Art Prifti, vice president, director of messaging technology, Citibank
16. Lewis Platt, chairman and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard Co.
17. Charles Wang, chairman and chief executive, Computer Associates
International Inc.
18. Jeff McKeever, chairman and chief executive, MicroAge Inc.
19. Ed Anderson, president and chief executive, CompuCom Systems Inc.
20. Claudio Osorio, chairman and chief executive, CHS Electronics Inc.
21. David Wetherell, chairman and chief executive, CMG Information
Services Inc.
22. John Roth, president and chief executive, Northern Telecom Ltd.
23. John McKenna, president and chief executive, Entex Information
Services Inc.
24. Stan Shih, chairman and chief executive, Acer America Inc.
25. James Halpin, president and chief executive, CompUSA Inc.
Published by CMP Media Inc., Computer Reseller News has a circulation of more than 115,000 and reaches readers with the product trends and industry news needed to sell comprehensive technology solutions. The publication's news coverage is also available via e-mail through CRN Direct. This free, customizable daily newsletter--available in both text and full-HTML formats--allows users to choose up to 20 companies, products and trends to track. Registration for CRN Direct is available through CRN Online .
The ranking is determined by the publication's editors. Profiles of each of the Top 25 Executives are published in the November 16 issue of Computer Reseller News and posted on its Web site, crn.com.
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