Richard N. Nottenburg Appointed Motorola's Chief Strategy Officer
Richard N. Nottenburg Appointed Motorola's Chief Strategy OfficerTuesday July 27, 9:30 am ET
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) 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 - News) 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 - News) 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 http://www.motorola.com .
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