SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has elected a former chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom to its board of directors with immediate effect.
Ron Sommer, 54, who also spent 15 years at Sony Corp., also serves as an international adviser to investment firm The Blackstone Group.
“Ron Sommer brings a wealth of international experience to the board and to Motorola,” said Ed Zander, Motorola chairman and chief executive officer. “He has worked in telecommunications, consumer electronics and computing in Europe, North America and Asia.”
