CEO Rick Osterloh of Motorola Mobility is departing as Lenovo goes in line with a broad reorganization that is looking to shuffle the company in diverse business units and executives.
Rick Osterloh's departure appears to be related to more than a usual executive change. A few parting words were given during an announcement made by Lenovo stating, "His steady leadership since Lenovo's acquisition is appreciated and Lenovo wishes him continued success in the future, The talent and innovation capabilities in Motorola are among Lenovo's strongest advantages in mobile, so the Motorola teams will continue to enable the entire mobile business group, including in China."
Lenovo is looking to change its mobile device business's leadership for a bigger shake up within the firm. Osterloh administered the company's integration into Lenovo after the system maker's acquisition from Google in 2014.
Lenovo officials will be replacing the head of Motorola by two other executives that will lead a new space of competitive mobile devices. According to Lenovo, the company will be run by co-presidents Xudong Chen and Aymar de Lencquesaing.
The company official explained an important difference between China's mobile markets to the entire world. Where the China based Lenovo headquarter is an advantage for a strong tipping point.
The Chinese large market will be led by Chen, at the same time de Lencquesaing will be pushing the company's agenda in mature markets as well as emerging markets.
As the company goes forward, the Motorola Mobility team that use to report for Osterloh, will now be reporting for de Lencquesaing, as he will become the chairman and president of Motorola.
The company said, "The mobile markets in China and the rest of the world are very different, so Chen will focus on the China mobile business, leveraging his deep experience in China to help Lenovo become a leader in this major market, while de Lencquesaing, formerly head of Lenovo North America, will use his global experience in complex, competitive tech industries to drive rapid growth in emerging markets and help Lenovo breakthrough in major mature markets."
Since Lenovo will be managing Motorola as a whole, the Chinese division will show to keep the Moto brand intact with inner machinery that is driven by Lenovo.
