Dell Snags Motorola Mobile Phone Chief

By the Betanews Staff | Published February 16, 2007, 4:27 PM

Dell has hired the former head of Motorola's cell phone division to head its new global consumer division beginning on Monday. Ron Garriques will resign immediately from the cell phone manufacturer and will temporarily be replaced by Ray Roman and Terry Vega, who are Motorola's vice presidents of both global sales and global devices.

Since returning to Dell as CEO at the end of last month, Michael Dell has taken a hard look at both its product line as well as the executive staff. The company has lost the first place spot in market share to competitor HP, and the company has been criticized for its slow growth and slim profits. Garriques' hiring follows that of Solectron CEO Michael Cannon, who now head's Dells global operations.

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Dude, you've got a cellphone! (sorry, I had to say it)

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I have always love Dell, and I bought many PCs and Laptops from them. They are all good quality, until my last one, the E510. It's terrible. Now, I have to think twice before I buy from them again. Of course, needless to say about their great customer service.

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They don't sound too great if one bad product makes you forget about the other good products.

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Smack Dab In The Middle !!!

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