Hello, Moto; Face value.(Ed Zander, Motorola's new boss)
Economist (US), The, January, 2004
What direction will Motorola take under its new chief executive, Ed Zander?
WHEN Ed Zander took over as the new boss of Motorola on January 5th, one of his first meetings was with his predecessor, Chris Galvin. The two men could hardly be more different. Mr Galvin is known as a sympathetic, thoughtful man who measures his words carefully; Mr Zander, in contrast, is a hard-charging fast talker who never hesitates to speak his mind. Mr Galvin, the grandson of Motorola's founder, has strong emotional ties to the firm; Mr Zander, formerly the number two at Sun Microsystems, a computer-maker, is an outsider with a reputation for no-nonsense decision-making. Mr Galvin resigned in September after disagreeing with the board over the pace and direction of change. The...
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