Sanjay Jha Named Co-CEO of Motorola
Sanjay Jha Named Co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Mobile Devices Business
Greg Brown, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, Named Chief Executive Officer of Broadband Mobility Solutions Business
Motorola today announced its Board of Directors has named Dr. Sanjay Jha as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, effective immediately. Jha will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s Mobile Devices business and report directly to the Board. Greg Brown will also serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and has been named Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions business which consists of the Home & Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions businesses. Brown and Jha will share responsibility for Motorola as it moves towards separating into two independent, publicly-traded companies.
On behalf of the Motorola Board of Directors, David Dorman, chairman of the Board, said, “Sanjay's technical expertise and industry experience make him ideally suited to lead Mobile Devices. As Co-CEOs, Greg and Sanjay will build on the significant changes and solid progress achieved at Motorola and the Mobile Devices business under Greg’s leadership during the last seven months. I believe this is the right structure with the right leaders to provide the necessary management focus and agility to position both businesses for long term success.”
Jha, age 45, most recently served as chief operating officer of QUALCOMM Incorporated where he was responsible for overseeing Corporate Research and Development and QUALCOMM Flarion Technologies. Jha also served as president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, QUALCOMM’s chipset and software division and the world's largest fabless semiconductor producer for the last five years. Jha began his career at QUALCOMM in 1994. He was promoted to vice president of engineering in 1997, and then to senior vice president of engineering in 1998. Jha became executive vice president of QUALCOMM and president of QCT in 2003. He was named COO in December 2006. He is also a member of the QUALCOMM Ventures advisory committee. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Jha held lead design engineering roles with Brooktree Corporation, San Diego, and GEC Hirst Research Labs, London, England.
Source: Motorola Press Release
Greg Brown, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, Named Chief Executive Officer of Broadband Mobility Solutions Business
Motorola today announced its Board of Directors has named Dr. Sanjay Jha as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, effective immediately. Jha will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s Mobile Devices business and report directly to the Board. Greg Brown will also serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and has been named Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions business which consists of the Home & Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions businesses. Brown and Jha will share responsibility for Motorola as it moves towards separating into two independent, publicly-traded companies.
On behalf of the Motorola Board of Directors, David Dorman, chairman of the Board, said, “Sanjay's technical expertise and industry experience make him ideally suited to lead Mobile Devices. As Co-CEOs, Greg and Sanjay will build on the significant changes and solid progress achieved at Motorola and the Mobile Devices business under Greg’s leadership during the last seven months. I believe this is the right structure with the right leaders to provide the necessary management focus and agility to position both businesses for long term success.”
Jha, age 45, most recently served as chief operating officer of QUALCOMM Incorporated where he was responsible for overseeing Corporate Research and Development and QUALCOMM Flarion Technologies. Jha also served as president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, QUALCOMM’s chipset and software division and the world's largest fabless semiconductor producer for the last five years. Jha began his career at QUALCOMM in 1994. He was promoted to vice president of engineering in 1997, and then to senior vice president of engineering in 1998. Jha became executive vice president of QUALCOMM and president of QCT in 2003. He was named COO in December 2006. He is also a member of the QUALCOMM Ventures advisory committee. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Jha held lead design engineering roles with Brooktree Corporation, San Diego, and GEC Hirst Research Labs, London, England.
Source: Motorola Press Release