Sanjay Jha named co-chief executive officer of Motorola and chief executive officer of mobile devices business

August 4, 2008

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced its Board of Directors has named Dr. Sanjay Jha as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, effective immediately. Jha will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s Mobile Devices business and report directly to the Board. Greg Brown will also serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and has been named Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions business which consists of the Home & Networks Mobility and Enterprise Mobility Solutions businesses. Brown and Jha will share responsibility for Motorola as it moves towards separating into two independent, publicly-traded companies.

On behalf of the Motorola Board of Directors, David Dorman, chairman of the Board, said, “Sanjay's technical expertise and industry experience make him ideally suited to lead Mobile Devices. As Co-CEOs, Greg and Sanjay will build on the significant changes and solid progress achieved at Motorola and the Mobile Devices business under Greg’s leadership during the last seven months. I believe this is the right structure with the right leaders to provide the necessary management focus and agility to position both businesses for long term success.”

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT)

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