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Troubled Motorola poaches Qualcomm boss
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Motorola has just headhunted Sanjay Jha, the Chief Operating Officer of Qualcomm, the star of the wireless industry, to head its handset division as that unit prepares to become an independent company.
Jha will also be co-chief executive of the parent company, sharing the responsibility with incumbent Greg Brown until the spinoff next year. Brown will take responsibility for Motorola's other two divisions.
In a press release Brown said Jha "brings a whole host of different ingredients to the table," including customer relationships, technical expertise and leadership abilities.
Jha, 45, has a doctorate in electronic and electrical engineering. In addition to being Qualcomm's Chief Operating Officer, he was President of the Qualcomm division that made chips for cell phones.