SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) announced today that Karen P. Tandy, former head of United
States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has been named senior vice
president of Motorola's Global Government Relations & Public Policy
Division. Ms. Tandy will serve as Motorola's top public policy spokesperson
on issues related to global telecom policy, trade, regulation, spectrum
allocation, and country relations and will report directly to Gene Delaney,
president of Government & Public Safety for Motorola's Enterprise Mobility
business. Ms. Tandy succeeds Michael Kennedy, Motorola's current senior
vice president, Global Government Relations, who plans to retire at year
end.
In this position, Ms. Tandy will be directly responsible for
development and execution of Motorola's global policy initiatives. She will
foster the growth of advocacy programs for Motorola positions with
national, state and local governments on public policy issues that support
the growth of the Company's business. Ms. Tandy's responsibilities will
include creating business enabling strategies in priority countries,
ensuring that country- specific governance requirements are met and
operations are in compliance with local laws; overseeing lobbying efforts
in support of Motorola's government customers; and influencing regulators
worldwide on a range of issues.
"Karen's substantial international relations and government affairs
experience as well as her policy understanding make her an ideal and
logical fit to lead our government and policy team," said Gene Delaney,
president of Government & Public Safety for Motorola's Enterprise Mobility
business. "We are confident that she will play an integral role in
Motorola's continued success both in North America and around the world."
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Kennedy for
all his contributions to Motorola over the past 22 years and wish him all
the best in his retirement," added Delaney.
Ms. Tandy most recently served as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), a $2.4 billion agency with approximately 11,000
employees across the U.S. and in 86 foreign offices. During Ms. Tandy's
tenure, she met with many foreign heads of state, and expanded DEA's
foreign presence, entering the first intelligence sharing agreements with
China and Russia. Prior to becoming DEA Administrator, Ms. Tandy was
Associate Deputy Attorney General, responsible for developing national drug
enforcement policy and strategies, and Director of the Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces. Between 1990 and 1999, Ms. Tandy served in a
variety of positions in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice,
supervising the Department's drug and forfeiture litigation. From 1979 to
1990, Ms. Tandy was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern
District of Virginia and in the Western District of Washington, lectured
extensively on forfeiture law and practice, and conducted international
training. Prior to joining the Justice Department, she clerked for the
Chief Judge of the Northern District of Texas.
Ms. Tandy, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, graduated from Texas Tech
University undergraduate school and Law School.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in
wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless
mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect
simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment that you
want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products,
"must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement
of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact,
Motorola had sales of US $42.8 billion in 2006. For more information about
our company, our people and our innovations, please visit
http://www.motorola.com.
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