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Keeping the SEC Out of Our Hair Is Always on the Table

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

This all started when a shareholder asked Michael about this, and he said that we’re looking into it. Well, of course we’re looking into it.

~ Brian Gladden, CFO of Dell, comes off a little sassy discussing the possibility of the company going private.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged CFOs, Dell, Michael Dell, Sass, SEC

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