$61.1 billion Dell has appointed Ross Perot Jr., son of the former third-party presidential candidate, to its board of directors. He joins the board immediately and will stand for election by Dell shareholders at the company’s annual meeting next year.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...