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Sanjay Jha is the new Motorola mobile unit CEO |
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- MW Team
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
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Motorola has a new CEO to head its struggling mobile
phone division. Sanjay Jha, 45 years old was previously an engineer with Qualcomm,
where he later rose to the rank of COO.
Some analysts said that he excels in operations but what
Motorola really needs is someone creative. Could he be the right guy for the
job?
Despite that, Jha said it would take three months to review
the handset unit's operations. He would also do "strategic hires" in
the areas where he has shortcomings—such as marketing.
He told the Chicago Tribune: "You do have star products
once in a while on a product road map. But what I want is an organization which
delivers on a continual basis. I feel like I have built organizations like
those."
For now, Jha says he will continue
"building" on the roadmap established by Greg Brown who was heading
the unit during Motorola's search for a leader. This includes the roll out of
34 new handsets in the second half of this year.
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