Chicago, Sept 20: Being a member of Motorola Inc.'s founding family may have helped get Christopher Galvin the top post at the wireless technology giant, but it was not enough to get the board of directors to follow his vision for the company's future. Galvin, 53, said on Friday he would retire as chairman and chief executive after 6-1/2 years at the helm of Motorola, a tumultuous period that spanned the telecom boom of the late 1990s and the bust that left thousands of Motorola workers unemployed and investors pining for better days.

"While I have achieved substantial results, the board and I do not share the same view of the company's pace, strategy and progress at this stage of the turnaround," Galvin said in a statement. "Accordingly, it is time for me to pass the baton to new leadership."
The timing of the move surprised some analysts who have followed the company's ups-and-downs during Galvin's tenure, although conflict over the company's direction had been obvious for some time.
Over the last few years, with the company suffering from a slowdown in telecommunications spending, some investors have questioned Galvin's ability to lead the company his grandfather founded some 75 years ago. Bureau Report