Meet Dennis Woodside, Motorola Mobility's new CEO

Meet Dennis Woodside, Motorola Mobility's new CEO New Delhi: Google has announced the completion of its $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings on Tuesday. Sanjay Jha, who revived Motorola's Mobile Devices business, has stepped down as CEO and Dennis Woodside has been appointed as the new CEO of Motorola Mobility. Dennis Woodside oversaw Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and is former President of Google's Americas region. He has worked with partners, governments and advertisers...
07:17 PM, May 22, 2012

Google closes Motorola Mobility acquisition

Google closes Motorola Mobility acquisition San Francisco: Google has completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings, Google said in a press statement. Google acquired Motorola Mobility for $40 per share in cash. This is the biggest deal in Google's 14-year history. The two companies announced the deal nine months ago. Google Inc. prizes Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for its portfolio of more than 17,000 patents. Owning the rights to those...
07:03 PM, May 22, 2012

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha's pay tripled in 2011

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha's pay tripled in 2011 Portland: Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the company's split from Motorola Solutions. The old Motorola Inc. divided into two companies in January 2011, and Google Inc. is now awaiting final approvals for its purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Documents the company filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission show Jha's...
09:45 AM, Apr 23, 2012

Six Forbes India calls in 2011 that were right

Six Forbes India calls in 2011 that were right Too Big To Lead The media speculation around L&T supremo AM Naik's succession reached a feverish pitch last year. Yet no one had much of a clue on how L&T could possibly find a replacement to lead the engineering and infrastructure behemoth. It's another matter that by then, the L&T board had figured out a solution. We were the first to tell you about how they decided to deal with...
10:49 AM, Dec 31, 2011

CES: Motorola unveils tablet, Android phones

CES: Motorola unveils tablet, Android phones Las Vegas: Motorola Mobility unveiled a tablet computer and smartphone for Verizon Wireless's high-speed network and another two advanced phones, all based on Google Inc's Android software. The company unveiled its new products to a packed room at the Consumer Electronics Show, in the company's biggest technology launch in the last several years. However, the phone maker may have disappointed some attendees when Chief Executive Sanjay Jha said the Xoom...
11:12 AM, Jan 06, 2011

Android helps Motorola cell unit hit profit

Android helps Motorola cell unit hit profit New York: Motorola Inc made money from its phones for the first time in more than three years, helped by smartphones running Google Inc's Android software, and its shares rose nearly 7 percent. While analysts applauded the profit, which came a quarter earlier than expected, they questioned Motorola on how it would battle new competition when key customer Verizon Wireless starts selling Apple Inc's iPhone, widely expected next year. Motorola,...
11:53 AM, Oct 29, 2010

Motorola may launch tablet PC by early 2011

Motorola may launch tablet PC by early 2011 Boston: Mobile phone giant Motorola is looking at launching its tablet computer early next year, as the firm hopes to expand its product line beyond cell phones. "We want to make sure that any tablet that we deliver is competitive in the marketplace, and I think all of us will make sure that we will only deliver (computer) that when that occurs," Motorola's India-born Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha said. "Hopefully,...
03:28 PM, Sep 18, 2010

Droid sales 'extremely' strong: Motorola

Droid sales 'extremely' strong: Motorola Motorola is seeing strong demand for its Droid phone despite the popularity of rival HTC Corp's Droid Incredible. ...
11:51 AM, Jun 10, 2010

Pandit's Citi, Sanjay Jha's Motorola among top losers

Pandit's Citi, Sanjay Jha's Motorola among top losers Profits among these companies saw worst declines in list's 55-yr history. ...
08:59 AM, Apr 21, 2009
Hesh and Lee can mesh

Hesh and Lee can mesh

At the end of a super-week of outstanding tennis at the Kingfisher Open ...
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