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Sanjay Jha appointed new CEO for the Motorola Mobile Devices busines New York, August 4, 2008 NRI Sanjay Jha appointed CEO for the Motorola Mobile Devices business
for troubled company when Motorola’s sales got a serious loss
of market share to its competitors Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
Motorola have already been cut 3,000 jobs. As Motorola faces one
of the most difficult times in its history. Befor joining Motorola, Sanjay Jha was COO of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT). As COO, Jha was overlooking Corporate Research and Development and Qualcomm Flarion Technologies (QFT) in addition to his role as president of QCT, the chipset and software division of Qualcomm Incorporated. Jha said, “One of the worst things is if you go to a company and things are not well but there’s not a sense of crisis and people understand that changes need to occur and are very open to changes.” Motorola's Jha said that he was looking forward to creating "a successful independent mobile devices company that will continue to innovate for years to come." He also serves as vice chairman of the Fabless Semiconductor Association, the voice of the fabless business model and a group with more than 450 corporate members.
------------------------------------------------------- BIO Going forward, Jha has articulated a vision that Motorola Mobility will serve a dynamic marketplace characterized by the convergence of mobility, media, consumer computing and the Internet. He is focused on spearheading the company’s innovation and industry leadership across the mobile devices and digital home technology sectors. To meet emerging needs within the market, Jha has instilled the need for Motorola Mobility to focus on product superiority while leading development and differentiation of the Android smartphone platform, simplifying the company’s silicon strategy, and reducing time to market. He also has championed the development of product innovations that provide superior consumer experiences through advanced software applications and designs. His efforts to date have led to a return to profitability for the Mobile Devices business following the build-up of a robust product portfolio for both consumers and enterprise customers, including the widely acclaimed family of DROID™ by Motorola smartphones. Previously, Jha served as chief operating officer of Qualcomm Inc., where he oversaw corporate research and development and Qualcomm Flarion Technologies. He also served as president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, a chipset and software division. Jha holds a doctorate degree in electronic and electrical engineering from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Liverpool in England.
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