Katy Motiey Joins Thales Navigation as General Counsel.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Thales today announced the appointment of Katy Motiey as vice president, general counsel of its navigation business. Motiey brings a rich background in the review and negotiation of all matters relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc commercial transactions, private financings, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate, intellectual property and employment issues. Motiey has provided legal counsel to companies including technology leaders Alta Vista and Maple Optical, as well as one of the largest law firms in the world, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . "Katy is a welcome addition to our management team," said Henry Gaillard, chief executive officer of Thales' navigation business. "Her broad experience with technology business matters makes her a great fit with the dynamic nature of our business." Prior to joining Thales, Motiey practiced law at GCA GCA, ground-controlled approach: see instrument-landing system. Law Partners LLP, where her practice included representation of technology companies in general corporate matters, commercial and strategic transactions, intellectual property matters, private financings, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining GCA, Motiey held various in-house and outside counsel positions, including as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Maple Optical Systems in San Jose, Calif., senior corporate counsel at Alta Vista Company in Palo Alto, Calif., and as a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, Calif. Motiey was a law clerk for the Honorable Manuel L. Real, formerly Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, from 1993 to 1995. Motiey received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. where she graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. , and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center Also attended
About Thales Thales is an international electronics and systems group serving the defense, aerospace, services and security markets. The group employs 61,500 people worldwide and generated revenues of 10 billion euros in 2004. Thales' navigation business is one of the world's leaders in positioning, navigation and guidance equipment with global operations. Thales markets its Magellan(R) brand GPS solutions in the consumer electronics, recreation, and automotive markets, and its GPS and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. professional products in the survey, GIS/Mapping, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and markets. Through its joint venture with Hertz, Thales has developed the Hertz NeverLost(R) vehicle navigation system. (C) 2005 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. Magellan is a trademark of Thales Navigation, Inc. |
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