ST.
PAUL, Minn., Nov. 7, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM)
announced today that Tom Sweet,
retired Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dell
Technologies, has been elected to 3M's Board of Directors,
effective November 6, 2023. In
connection with Mr. Sweet's election, the Board of Directors
increased its size from 11 to 12 members.
Mr. Sweet served as CFO of Dell Technologies from 2014-2023,
retiring after 26 years of leadership at the leading enterprise
technology company. As CFO, he oversaw all aspects of the company's
finance function, including accounting, financial planning and
analysis, tax, treasury and investor relations, as well as global
operations, Dell Financial Services, and Dell Technologies Capital.
He also led corporate strategy, partnering closely with the office
of the CEO to develop and execute a long-term growth and value
creation strategy for the company.
Mr. Sweet joined Dell in 1997 and held various leadership
positions before assuming the CFO role, including vice president of
corporate finance, controller, head of internal audit, and chief
accounting officer. He oversaw external financial reporting in the
years before Dell's historic five-year shift to privatization and
served in sales leadership roles in education and in various
corporate business units.
Prior to Dell Technologies, Tom was vice president of accounting
and finance for Telos Corporation and spent 13 years with Price
Waterhouse providing audit and accounting services to the
technology industry.
Tom received a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Western Michigan University and is a
Certified Public Accountant. He serves on the board of directors of
Trimble, an industrial technology company, and on the Salvation
Army of Central Texas Advisory Board.
"We are very pleased to welcome Tom to 3M's board as a proven
leader who has helped create value through strategic planning and
operational execution throughout his career," said chairman and CEO
Mike Roman. "Tom's deep financial
expertise and leadership experience in business strategy will be
invaluable to our board, and our customers, shareholders, and
others who depend on 3M's global manufacturing leadership."
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