Moto Names Semiconductor CTO

AUSTIN, Texas -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has named Dr. Claudine Simson corporate vice president of Motorola and chief technology officer and director of DigitalDNA™ Laboratories (DDL) for Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS). Dr. Simson, who previously held executive research and development positions during her 23-year career at Nortel Networks, was chief technology officer at IPVALUE Management Inc., an emerging company specializing in the commercialization of corporate intellectual property. Her appointment is effective 31 March 2003.“Claudine’s extensive business experience with a direct Motorola customer and her exemplary track record of R&D strategic leadership make her uniquely qualified to assume this role at Motorola,'' said Chris Belden, corporate vice president and general manager, Technology & Manufacturing for Motorola. “As a distinguished scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of information and communication technology, she is a great match for developing and promoting our technologies into the marketplace, and brings a special focus on partnering and licensing to the role.”Dr. Simson is credited with building Nortel Networks’ Microelectronics business starting as a device physicist. She was one of the key scientists behind the launch of the world’s first single-chip filter codec - a landmark achievement in the history of digital switching. In the early 1990’s she became general manager of Nortel’s semiconductor operation, responsible for all aspects of R&D and manufacturing of the company’s proprietary CMOS and BiCMOS processes and packaging technologies, as well as mixed signal VLSI component designs. She led the establishment of the key hardware technologies behind Nortel’s optical broadband transport systems. Finally, as Nortel Networks’ vice president of Disruptive Technology Solutions, she led emerging technology investments and strategic alliances, while identifying forward-thinking business and technology trends and directing corporate standards and intellectual property strategy across a product portfolio over $25B.Dr Simson is succeeding Dr. Louis C. Parrillo, who has chosen to retire after a distinguished 18-year career with Motorola. Dr. Parrillo came to Motorola in 1985 from Bell Labs. Motorola Inc.