Chairman of Motorola Ltd Receives Knighthood.Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 Motorola, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) was delighted to learn that David Brown David Brown may refer to any of the following people:
class list list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) , for services to British industry. "All of us at Motorola are proud of this significant achievement, which recognises the efforts that Sir David and the whole UK team have made in positioning Motorola at the heart of the high-technology sector in the UK," said Christopher B. Galvin, Motorola's chairman and chief executive officer. "Since we set up our first facility in the UK in 1967, Motorola has grown to be one of the UK's leading companies." Motorola employs around 10,500 people in the UK, in research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing roles. In 1999, Motorola Ltd sales were (pound)3.7bn, including exports of (pound)3.0bn. Motorola is the UK's 7th largest exporter and the largest manufacturing employer in Scotland. The company has won seven Queens Awards for Export Achievement since 1991. Sir David Brown joined Motorola in 1991 and was appointed to the board of directors of Motorola Ltd in 1994. He became chairman in 1997. Speaking following the announcement, Sir David said, "I am humbled to be recognised in such a manner. This would not have been possible without the efforts of all of Motorola's employees in the UK, whose support has helped us to grow to be one of Britain's top ten exporters." Sir David is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering is a British learned society concerned with engineering. History Founded in 1976, the Academy was initially known as the Fellowship of Engineering. , a Chartered Engineer In many countries, professional engineers are called Chartered Engineers. The details of registration vary from country to country. Chartered Engineer may refer to:
His interests include the promotion of links between engineering and education. To that end he was the Chief Lecturer for the series of Faraday faraday /far·a·day/ (F ) (far´ah-da) the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons or one equivalent weight of ions, equal to 9.649 × 104coulombs. far·a·day n. Lectures which told the technical story of mobile communications to more than 100,000 young people in the UK, and was broadcast to schools in Europe, Africa, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Australia. He is Past-President of The Association for Science Education, the professional body for Britain's science teachers. He was Chairman of the University for Industry Design and Implementation Advisory Group and is a member of the University for Industry Board. He is also a member of the Board of British Trade International, the Industrial Development Advisory Board, the Spectrum Management Advisory Group and is Chairman of the Vocational Qualifications and Occupational Standards Committee of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. For more information, please visit the Motorola Web site at http://www.motorola.com. Motorola Ltd is the UK entity of Motorola Inc. |
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