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Christopher Galvin
[ 2005-04-05 15:24:18]

Former Chairman and CEO
Motorola, Inc.

Christopher Galvin has served as a member and the non-executive chairman of the board for Motorola Inc. since October 2004. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Galvin was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Motorola Inc. Mr. Galvin joined Motorola Inc. in 1973 and served that company with distinction in numerous senior executive positions over three decades.

He was appointed to the role of senior vice president and the chief corporate staff officer at Motorola in January 1988, and became a member of the Policy and Operating Committees of the corporation. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 1997.

Galvin serves on Bechtel Corporation's Board of Counselors; Northwestern University Board of Trustees Executive Committee; Advisory Committee to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and Tienjin, China; American Enterprise Institute Board; member of the Legion D'honneur, Business Council (US); American Society of Corporate Executives; Past Chair of the US-China Business Council; member of US Department of Defense Science Board; and former Director of the Rand Corporation.

Mr. Galvin received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, and a master's degree with distinction from that university's Kellogg School of Management.

 
 
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