C.D. Tam Named President of Motorola's Asia-Pacific Region.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--Motorola, Inc. announced that C.D. Tam has been promoted to executive vice president and president of the company's Asia-Pacific region, effective Jan 1. He will succeed Rick Younts, who will become executive vice president and senior advisor on Asian affairs.

C.D. Tam currently leads the Transportation Systems Group of Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) in Austin, Texas. He joined Motorola in 1969 and developed the company's semiconductor business in Asia. During his leadership of the Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Group, Motorola added manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong and Tianjin, China. He was instrumental in securing Motorola's commitment to long-term technological investment in the People's Republic of China, and played a prominent role in the Hong Kong business community. In 1996, he was voted one of 10 top executives in the Electronics Industry In Asia by a leading trade and technical publication. He moved to Austin, Texas, in 1996 to head SPS' Micro-controller Group before becoming senior vice president and general manager of the Transportation Systems Group (TSG). He will move to Motorola's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

A native of Hong Kong, CD Tam commented on his return move to Asia. "I am pleased and proud to be able to serve all Motorola's businesses at the regional level in Asia. My appointment is a reflection of the company's commitment to localize management at every level. I expect to put my 30 years of service and experience, and my knowledge of Asia to good use as I work with the Asian leadership team to build on Rick Younts' foundations and make it a premier region for Motorola, from China to Australia, from India to Japan. "This region offers considerable opportunity for growth for a leader in advanced electronics and wireless communications like ours. The company has made a long-term commitment to Asia and after close on 40 years of presence, we know we are in a strong position to play a part in its continued success," he said.

Succeeding CD Tam is Scott Anderson, who will assume new responsibilities as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of TSG. Formerly the Assistant General Manager of the Asia/Pacific and Japan Region for SPS, Anderson joined Motorola in 1978 as a product engineer and held various managerial positions for the next 13 years in product and microcontroller operations. From 1991 to 1996 he served as the Customer Specified Integrated Circuit(CSIC) Microcontroller Division Corporate Vice President and General Manager and during this period he frequently worked in the Global Automotive arena. Anderson is a 20-year Motorolan and recently returned from Japan to Austin, Texas where he assumed an assignment as the Corporate Vice President and Director of Manufacturing Transition. Anderson will reside at the Motorola SPS headquarters located in Austin, Texas.

Younts joined Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector in 1967 and moved to Japan in 1984 to head the semiconductor division of Nippon Motorola Limited (NML). He became president of NML in 1987, and in 1991 was elected senior vice president and corporate executive director, international - Asia and the Americas. He has played a key role in deepening and broadening Motorola's relationships in Greater China, India and throughout the Asian region.

Note to Editors: Motorola is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. It liberates the power of technology by creating software-enhanced products that provide integrated customer solutions and Internet access via wireless and satellite communications, as well as computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also provides essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors, controls and systems. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion.

Motorola has been present in Asia since the early 60s when the company set up distribution in Japan. Today, Motorola employs close to 40,000 Asian people in the region, and has extensive manufacturing, R&D, sales and marketing and service and retail facilities as well as a number of joint ventures and other strategic partnerships in the region. In 1997, revenues from Asia made up 26% of overall Motorola sales.

Electronic Photographs of C.D. Tam's photo can be downloaded at http://www.motorola-asia.com/press/press-cdtam.htm

Scott Anderson's photo can be downloaded at http://sps.motorola.com/sps/scottanderson.html