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Motorola chairman, CEO Galvin retires

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Sep 19, 20031 min

Motorola Chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin is retiring and will leave the communications equipment vendor as soon as a successor is named, the company announced Friday.

Motorola Chairman and CEO Christopher Galvin is retiring and will leave the communications equipment vendor as soon as a successor is named, the company announced Friday.

Galvin plans to work closely with the board of directors’ search committee to find a replacement, Motorola said in a statement.

Galvin was elected CEO in January 1997 and chairman in June 1999, according to the Web site of the Schaumburg, Ill., company.