Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 19, 2001
RUSSELL FREEMAN is Chief Financial Officer for Perot Systems
Corporation. He is responsible for financial analysis and financial
management activities in support of Perot Systems worldwide. He serves
as the main interface to the investment community, oversees mergers and
acquisitions activities, and is responsible for the corporation's
planning, accounting and treasury functions. Mr. Freeman has more than
15 years of financial management, accounting and business development
experience, 12 of which have been with Perot Systems in various
financial management roles. Prior to his current role, he was Perot
Systems' Corporate Controller, where he transitioned the company's
accounting functions from a private company environment to a public
company environment, and was a key member of Perot Systems' IPO team.
For the seven previous years, Mr. Freeman served as finance director for
many of Perot Systems' major operating units, where he managed finance
and financial business development activities. During this time, he was
instrumental in the development, structure, and negotiation of new
client relationships and corporate development activities. Mr. Freeman
began his career in the audit practice for Arthur Young & Company. Mr.
Freeman is a Certified Public Accountant and received his bachelor's
degree in business administration in Accounting from Texas Tech
University. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief overview of the history and evolutionof Perot Systems Corporation?
Mr. Freeman: In 1988, Ross Perot founded Perot Systems and started with
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