Motorola has appointed David Dorman to succeed Ed Zander
as non-executive chairman, as thestruggling firmtries to
improveinvestor confidence.
The appointment comes days after Motorola ended a battle with
Carl Icahn, a major Motorola investor, and
accepted two of his nominees onto its board.
Motorola's loss-making mobile phone division will be spun-off as
a separate company next year.
Dorman, a telecoms industry veteran, has previously served as
chief executive at AT&T, and has held senior positions with a
host of other telecoms firms. He was already on the Motorola board
before his appointment.
Zander stepped down as chief executive of Motorola at the end of
last year and the firm is still searching for a replacement.