Can Motorola Reignite its Cell Phones? Mobile Products Head Rob Shaddock Says No, Resigns
Wednesday August 20, 2008
Some say any news is good news, but for a company like Motorola that already has its name synonymous with cell phones, that saying certainly doesn’t apply.
For its struggling handset business, Motorola’s most important job right now is to inspire internal and external confidence that the Schaumburg, Ill. behemoth can find revitalization.
The news on Wednesday that Rob Shaddock resigned this week is exactly the opposite kind of news Motorola currently needs. The resignation was confirmed on Wednesday by a Motorola spokesperson.
Shaddock, who helmed Motorola’s mobile consumer products division, was promoted to the position just four months ago.
His job, which will be taken over by John Cipolla, was to spearhead the company’s multimedia handsets as well as software development for cell phones. Shaddock worked on phones including the Motorola ROKR.
The news also isn’t the kind that’s desirable for Sanjay Jha. It was announced on Aug. 4, 2008 that Jha will take over as CEO of Motorala’s slumping handset division as well as co-CEO of the company as a whole along with Motorola CEO Greg Brown.
With the news now of Shaddock’s departure, the crosshairs point even more strongly on Jha to be Motorola’s golden turnaround man.
For its struggling handset business, Motorola’s most important job right now is to inspire internal and external confidence that the Schaumburg, Ill. behemoth can find revitalization.
The news on Wednesday that Rob Shaddock resigned this week is exactly the opposite kind of news Motorola currently needs. The resignation was confirmed on Wednesday by a Motorola spokesperson.
Shaddock, who helmed Motorola’s mobile consumer products division, was promoted to the position just four months ago.
His job, which will be taken over by John Cipolla, was to spearhead the company’s multimedia handsets as well as software development for cell phones. Shaddock worked on phones including the Motorola ROKR.
The news also isn’t the kind that’s desirable for Sanjay Jha. It was announced on Aug. 4, 2008 that Jha will take over as CEO of Motorala’s slumping handset division as well as co-CEO of the company as a whole along with Motorola CEO Greg Brown.
With the news now of Shaddock’s departure, the crosshairs point even more strongly on Jha to be Motorola’s golden turnaround man.
Comments
Hehe, goodbye Rob, sounds like you’ve been found out, you’re not in Bluewave Systems anymore this is the Corporate environment, hopefully my stock will go up once the natural wastage gets replaced by fresh blood.
Lloyd, good to see that you’re still a complete idiot. Rob was involved in one of the most succesful periods in Motorola’s cellphone history. He has excelled in what you call the Corporate environment for a damn sight longer than you; and has delivered a lot more tangible results than you ever will in your measly pathetic little life. Do you still wet the bed?
Rob Shaddock, what a big waste of space he was, where do we get these people from?
I’m hoping the new team finally brings some long needed business nous; Mot have gone down gill for too long.