Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Nikesh Arora rumored to become Motorola CEO after acquisition

Nikesh Arora rumored to become Motorola CEO after acquisition

. Nikesh Arora, Google's SVP and Chief Business Officer, will run Motorola once the Google acquisition closes later this year, according to rumor published by Business Insider. Arora ran the company's international business for Eric Schmidt, taking over the global business after the former CEO stepped down. Arora has reportedly been “agitating” for a CEO position and was included on a short list of candidates to head Yahoo. It is possible, however, that a promised CEO slot at Motorola could have prompted Arora to continue with Google. The rumor further notes that Dennis Woodside, Google's current head of U.S.

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