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Richard N. Nottenburg Appointed
Motorola’s Chief Strategy
Officer
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- 27 July 2004 --
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Richard N. Nottenburg, Ph. D.,
has been appointed as chief strategy officer, effective immediately. Nottenburg
has served as a strategic advisor to Motorola since the beginning of the
year.
As chief strategy officer, Nottenburg
will oversee corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, Motorola Ventures,
business intelligence and new initiatives. He will report directly to Ed
Zander, Motorola's chairman and chief executive
officer.
“I have known Rich for many
years and deeply respect both his technical knowledge and leadership ability,"
Zander said. "Rich has an outstanding record of experience and achievement in
technology and, in particular, in telecommunications. His combination of skill,
experience, intellect and customer focus -- he is an internationally recognized
expert in fiber optic communications and high-speed optical networks -- makes
him uniquely qualified to serve as Motorola's chief strategy officer. I am
extremely pleased that Rich will now be a permanent member of our
team."
“I am excited about the
opportunity to join Motorola,” said Nottenburg. “I look forward to
playing an active role in making ‘seamless mobility’ and our other
‘big bets’ a reality for Motorola customers. Motorola has a very
bright future, and it is a privilege to serve in this new
capacity.”
Nottenburg most recently
served as a vice president and general manager of Vitesse Semiconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ: VTSS) after its merger with Multilink Technology
Corporation in August 2003. From 1995 to 2003, Nottenburg served as president
and chief executive officer of Multilink, a publicly traded company and leading
provider of advanced mixed-signal and VLSI solutions that accelerate the
deployment of 10Gb/s optical networks. As co-founder and chief executive of
Multilink, Nottenburg led the company from inception, managed all financing
activities including a successful initial public offering (IPO) in 2001, and
built successful relationships with top-tier telecommunication customers,
including Alcatel, Lucent, Nortel and Tyco.
From 1991 to 1998, Nottenburg served as a
tenured associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of
Southern California, where he built a successful research program funded by the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force and industrial sources.
In 1984, Nottenburg joined AT&T Bell Laboratories as a postdoctoral member
of the technical staff in the solid-state electronics research laboratory, where
he co-invented what in 1988 was the world’s fastest transistor.
Nottenburg became a distinguished member of the technical staff and interim
department head in 1990 and is listed as a Lucent pioneer of the
1980s.
Nottenburg has authored more than 50
publications and presentations and holds eight U.S. patents. He has earned
three degrees in electrical engineering -- a doctorate from the Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, a master’s
from Colorado State University and a bachelor’s from Polytechnic Institute
of New York.
About
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global
leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that
help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003
were US$27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that
benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a
progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the
environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more
information, please visit www.motorola.com
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Contacts:
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Weyrauch
Motorola,
Inc.
+1-847-435-5320
Jennifer.Weyrauch@motorola.com
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and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2004
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