Robert Galvin, long-time CEO of Motorola, dies

Release Date ‎Oct 12, 2011‎ in Reuters

 
   

Visionary pushed bounds of wireless devices

Financial Times - April Dembosky, Chris Nuttall - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Robert Galvin, the former chief executive of Motorola, who oversaw the company as it developed the first mobile phone and network, died on Tuesday in Chicago. Mr Galvin, who was 89, presided over the ...

Bob Galvin - The Man Who Built Motorola - Dies at 89

Forbes - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Eric Jackson is Founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital LLC. He completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with a specialization in Strategic Management. ...

PASSINGS: Robert Galvin, Patricia Breslin Modell

Los Angeles Times - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Robert Galvin, 89, who over nearly three decades as Motorola's chief executive transformed the maker of police radios and TVs into one of the world's leading electronics companies, died in his sleep Tuesday in Chicago, his family said. ...

Robert Galvin, Motorola's cellphone pioneer, dies at 89

Kansas City Star - Wailin Wong - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Robert W. Galvin, 89, the former chief executive and chairman of Motorola Inc. who led the company as it pioneered the cellular phone, died late Tuesday in Chicago, his family said. Mr. Galvin shaped Motorola, a company founded by his ...

Robert Galvin, who transformed Motorola, dies at 89

Economic Times - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Robert W. Galvin, who took the reins of Motorola from his father and built a family-run business that pioneered Depression-era car radios and wartime walkie-talkies into a global maker of color television sets, cellphones and other ubiquities of the ...

Ex-Motorola CEO Robert Galvin dies

Times of India - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
SCHAUMBERG: Robert Galvin, 89 -- a long-time chief executive of Motorola, the telecommunications company that created the first cellphone -- has died. Galvin, who was CEO of Motorola for almost three decades, passed away during the night of Oct 11, ...

Chicago loses an innovator, Robert Galvin

Chicago Tribune - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
It is fitting that the passing of a great business innovator coincides with Chicago Ideas Week, an event meant to bring together creative thinkers to share best practices and fresh ideas. Ideas were the stock in trade of Robert Galvin, ...

Son of Founder Turned Motorola Into Cellphone Giant

Wall Street Journal - Stephen Miller - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
In three decades in the corner office, Mr. Galvin led Motorola to dominance in pagers, made it a major player in semiconductors, and introduced the "Six Sigma" quality-control regimen. Mr. Galvin, who died Tuesday at age 89, ...

Galvin Electricity Initiative Remembers Founder

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Kurt Yeager and John Kelly, respectively vice chairman and executive director of the nonprofit the Galvin Electricity Initiative, released the following statement on the passing of Initiative founder, ...

Ex-Motorola CEO Galvin dies

TODAYonline - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Mr Robert Galvin, 89 - a long-time chief executive of Motorola, the telecommunications company that created the first mobile phone - has died. Mr Galvin passed away on Tuesday night, according to a statement from his family released yesterday. ...

Robert Galvin, Longtime CEO of Motorola, Dies at 89

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Robert Galvin, the CEO of Motorola for nearly three decades and the son of its founder, died Tuesday night at the age of 89. Galvin took over as Motorola's chief executive in 1959 after the death of his father, Motorola founder Paul ...

Motorola's Former Chief Executive Robert Galvin Dies at 89

BusinessWeek - Hugo Miller - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Galvin, who led Motorola Inc. as chief executive officer for 29 years, died at the age of 89. He “died peacefully” during the night of Oct. 11, the Galvin family said in a statement today. ...

Summary Box: Longtime Motorola CEO Bob Galvin dies

Newsday (subscription) - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Summary Box: Longtime Motorola CEO Bob Galvin dies Published: October 12, 2011 5:54 PM By The ...

Summary Box: Longtime Motorola CEO Robert Galvin dies at 89

Washington Post - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
By AP, HIS LEGACY: Galvin oversaw Motorola's pioneering efforts in the cellular industry, including the creation of the first commercial cellphone in 1973 and the construction of the first cellphone network in the early 80s. He transformed the maker of ...

Robert Galvin, Longtime Motorola CEO, Dies

TIME - Peter Svensson - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
(NEW YORK) " Robert Galvin, who over nearly three decades as Motorola's CEO transformed the maker of police radios and TVs into one of the world's leading electronics companies, has died. He was 89. ...

Longtime Motorola CEO Robert Galvin dies at 89

Sydney Morning Herald - Peter Svensson - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Robert Galvin, who over nearly three decades as Motorola's CEO transformed the maker of police radios and TVs into one of the world's leading electronics companies, has died. He was 89. Galvin died Tuesday night in Chicago of natural causes, ...

Longtime Motorola executive Robert W. Galvin dies

Computerworld - Nancy Gohring - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
IDG News Service - Robert W. Galvin, the son of the founder of Motorola and CEO of the company for 29 years, has died. He was 89. Galvin "died peacefully during the night" Tuesday in Chicago, the company said in a statement issued ...

Motorola's Former Chief Executive Robert Galvin Dies at 89

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
Robert W. Galvin, former chief executive officer of Motorola Inc. Source: Motorola Inc. via Bloomberg Robert Galvin, who led Motorola Inc. as chief executive officer for 29 years, died at the age of 89. ...

Longtime Motorola CEO Robert Galvin dies at 89

CBS News - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
(AP) NEW YORK " Robert Galvin, who was Motorola's CEO for 29 years and took it from maker of police radios and TVs to one of the world's leading electronics companies, has died. He was 89. Galvin died Tuesday night in Chicago of natural causes, ...

Robert W. Galvin Dies at Age 89

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Oct 12, 2011‎
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Robert ("Bob") William Galvin, the longtime chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., died peacefully during the night of October 11, 2011 in Chicago. Galvin - a transformative global business leader, ...

Bob Galvin, a mobile industry father, dies

Rethink Wireless - Caroline Gabriel - 15 Oct, 2011
It won't get a fraction of the response to Steve Jobs's death, but another seminal CEO of the mobile industry has died. Motorola's former chairman and CEO Bob Galvin, under whose watch the firm became a global mobile and electronics ...

Moto ex-CEO Robert Galvin passes away

Voice & Data Online - 15 Oct, 2011
Robert Galvin, the former Motorola chairman and CEO, has passed away on October 11 at the age of 89. Galvin was the son of Paul Galvin, founder of Motorola "then called Galvin Manufacturing. Robert Galvin served Motorola as CEO for 29 years -from 1956 ...

Robert Galvin, ex-Motorola CEO, dies aged 89

EE Times - Peter Clarke - 15 Oct, 2011
LONDON " Robert William Galvin, son of Motorola founder Paul Galvin and company CEO from 1959 to 1988, has died peacefully during the night of October 11, 2011, in Chicago aged 89 years old. Galvin is credited with transforming Motorola from a ...

TIA Remembers Former Motorola CEO and Chairman Robert William Galvin, 1922-2011

Telecom Reseller (press release) - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Arlington, Va. " Upon learning of the news of the death of former Motorola CEO and Chairman Robert (“Bob”) William Galvin, Telecommunications Industry Association President Grant Seiffert released the following statement on behalf of the association: ...

Galvin & Jobs: Great “Men of Ideas”

Technorati - Steve Bell - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
The onset of autumn has brought the passing of two significant individuals who have shaped what the Economist refers to as “the era of personal technology”. Since October 5 the media have been swamped with eulogies to Steve Jobs and coverage of ...

Bob Galvin, cell phone innovator and precursor to Steve Jobs, dies at age 89

Washington Times - Peter Bella - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
“We in America can readily hold our own against excellent Japanese companies if we invest in research and development sufficiently and implement that research properly, if we invest in modern production techniques and use them, if we work very hard and ...

Bob Galvin tackled the Big Problems

Smart Grid News - Jesse Berst - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Bob Galvin, the longtime Motorola CEO who went on in his retirement to create the Galvin Electricity Initiative to transform the power system, died this week at the age of 89. I admired him … especially how he lived his life after ...

Robert Galvin 1922-2011

Chicago Daily Observer - Peter Bella - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Robert Galvin has died. He was 89 years young. The loss of Steve Jobs was mourned worldwide, while Mr. Galvin's passing is much more quiet. Yet, there would be no iWorld, no Macs nor iPhones, without Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions or the ...

Former Motorola CEO Robert Galvin Passes Away at Age of 89

TMC Net - Peter Bernstein - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
It seems to be a month for marking and honoring the passage of technology industry innovators. While the world still is coming to terms with the passing of Apple's Steve Jobs, notice deserves to be paid to the death on ...

Longtime Motorola CEO and Chairman Robert Galvin Dead At 89

The Inquisitr - ‎Oct 13, 2011‎
Robert Galvin spent 41 years turning Motorola into an international juggernaut and now we have learned that the company's longtime CEO and Chairman has passed away at the age of 89. Galvin took over the automotive radio manufacture in 1959 from his dad ...

 

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