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Motorola Realigns Businesses to Drive
Seamless Mobility Strategy
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.
– 13 December 2004 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a
reorganization of its businesses and functions to align with the company’s
strategy to make Motorola the world’s preeminent seamless mobility
company. Motorola will be organized into four business groups, focused on
personal devices, networks, government and enterprise, and connected home. The
changes will take effect January 1. There will be no change in reporting
relationships.
"Today’s announcement
builds on the progress we have made over the past two years in improving our
focus and operating efficiency. Aligning our organization with our vision of
seamless mobility takes it to the next level," said Ed
Zander, chairman and CEO. "With a more streamlined
structure, Motorola will boost its flexibility and speed to capitalize on new
opportunities allowing us to deliver seamless mobility to our customers and
consumers worldwide."
Motorola will focus the
company on the following areas:
Personal
Devices. To leverage its leadership in multi-mode, multi-band
communications technology, Motorola will combine its personal communications
businesses for economies of scale and consistent experience design. In addition,
this new organization will produce phone centric devices for the enterprise and
for the home in conjunction with the new enterprise and connected home
businesses. Ron
Garriques, president, will lead the new Personal Devices
business.
Networks. Motorola will
consolidate its network businesses into a single seamless organization to
leverage talent, R&D and operating efficiency. The new Networks business
will focus on existing cellular radio access networks, core IP networks
including next generation IMS/softswitch technologies, iDEN infrastructure,
telco wireline access, embedded communications and computer platforms, a new
802.XX mobile broadband group and a services and an applications management
services business. Adrian
Nemcek, president, will lead the new Networks
business.
Government and Enterprise.
Building on the success of the company’s mission-critical voice and data
delivery to traditional and emerging customers, Motorola will consolidate its
market- and solutions-oriented businesses into a new organization that will
bring our most advanced seamless mobility applications to Fortune 500 class
enterprises, governments and automobile manufacturers worldwide. Greg
Brown, president, will lead the new Government and
Enterprise business.
Connected Home.
This business will serve existing and new cable and satellite customers while
expanding to deliver home-based products and solutions for the broadband
networked home. This business will also manage Motorola’s efforts for
telecom video solutions. Dan
Moloney, president, will lead the new Connected Home
business.
Realigned and New Functional
Organizations
Motorola’s key support
functions, including supply chain operations, information technology, finance,
human resources, legal, strategy and business development, marketing, quality,
technology, will be architected centrally and distributed throughout the
company.
Motorola will form a new organization
to oversee its supply-chain operations which includes manufacturing,
distribution and procurement worldwide. Motorola is conducting an internal and
external search to fill this position.
The
company is also moving to centralize and provide more consistency in its
information technology organization and conducting an internal and external
search for a new chief information officer.
Motorola expects to have the new organization
complete during the first quarter and will provide additional details at that
time.
About
Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global
communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions
across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto,
workplace, and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the
people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility
harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster,
cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US$27.1
billion in 2003. For more information: www.motorola.com.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer
Weyrauch
+1-847-435-5320
Jennifer.Weyrauch@motorola.com
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