Perot Systems

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Perot Systems Corporation
Type of Company	Public (NYSE: PER)
Founded	Incorporated June 1, 1988
Founder	H. Ross Perot, Sr.
Headquarters	Plano, Texas, USA
Key people	Ross Perot, Jr., chairman Peter Altabef, chief executive Russell Freeman, chief financial officer
Industry	Computer services
Products	Application development, systems integration, information technology services
Revenue	US$1,998 million (2005)[1]
Net income	US$111 million (2005)[1]
Employees	18,100 (2005)[1]
Owner	Ross Perot, Sr. and his family own about 25% of the company[1]
Website	PerotSystems.com

Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004.

Contents 1 History 2 Diversity 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The company was founded in 1988 by Ross Perot, Texas billionaire and Presidential candidate, after his falling-out with General Motors over the direction of EDS.

[edit] Diversity

Perot Systems was one of only three companies, out of 1,520 total surveyed, to score zero percent, the lowest possible rating, on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index in 2006. The company once offered domestic partner benefits to its employees, under a policy which was canceled in 1998, after Ross Perot returned to the helm of the company. In the 2006 ranking, Perot Systems was one of only three companies cited for "[engaging] in action that would undermine the goal of...equality."^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Perot Systems Corporation information, Hoover's, retrieved December 7, 2006.
2. ^ Human Rights Campaign: "Corporate Equality Index 2006," pages 8, 28, and 35. Human Rights Campaign, 2006.

[edit] External links

• About Perot Systems - official webpage