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Metrowerks Press Release
Perkins Named Metrowerks' President
25 OCTOBER, 1999; AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Motorola today announced the appointment of Metrowerks' two most senior executives, Jean Belanger and Greg Galanos, to strategic roles within Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), and the appointment of David Perkins as President of Metrowerks.
Belanger has served as Chairman and CEO of Metrowerks Inc. and Galanos, the company's founder, has served as President and Chief Technology Officer. They both will report to the Office of the President of Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector. Perkins previously has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Metrowerks.
The changes in these executives' roles were made to expand Motorola SPS' software expertise and accelerate the integration of Metrowerks and SPS.
"One of Motorola's major interests in acquiring Metrowerks was to quickly gain the expertise needed to help us define and execute the software strategy for enabling our DigitalDNA™ embedded solutions leadership," explained Fred Shlapak, Senior Vice President and Assistant to the President, Motorola SPS.
"We knew we needed not only a comprehensive set of software tools, but also a team that is experienced in working with our partners; people who will ensure we are in tune with the distinctions and requirements of this market," Shlapak noted. "With Jean and Greg, the software industry will be expertly represented in the Office of the President of the Semiconductor Products Sector."
Shlapak said that Belanger will focus on mergers and acquisitions across the entire Sector, bringing to the task his extensive experience in venture capital, financing and software company management. Prior to joining Metrowerks - first as chairman of the board of directors in 1991 then, in 1995, becoming its CEO – Belanger was with Price Waterhouse in Canada and France; vice president of corporate finance for Wood Gundy Inc.; founder and president of MontRoyal Capital Inc., a high technology start-up venture capital company in Montreal; and president and CEO of MicroTempus Inc., a mainframe software company. He has a master's degree in finance from the London School of Economics.
Galanos, well known throughout the software industry, will develop the software strategy for Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector, Shlapak explained. Galanos founded Metrowerks in 1985 in Montreal. After obtaining his master's degree in computer science from the University of Quebec in Montreal, he was a scientific advisor responsible for environmental computer systems at Hydro Quebec, a power utility company.
Perkins joined Metrowerks in 1995 as Chief Financial Officer, becoming the company's Senior Vice President of Business Development the following year. In this role, he was instrumental in developing Metrowerks' strong partnership with Motorola – a partnership that created the foundation for the subsequent acquisition by Motorola. Other key partnerships developed under Perkins' direction include strategic alliances with many of the industry's Real Time Operating System (RTOS) vendors, software and hardware tools providers, and semiconductor vendors. Prior to joining Metrowerks, Perkins was an audit partner with Coopers & Lybrand, and developed expertise in finance, sales, business development, and mergers and acquisitions.
Belanger, Galanos and Perkins all remain on the board of directors of Metrowerks Inc., which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola on 24 September, 1999.
About Motorola
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. As the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector, based in Austin, Texas, offers multiple DigitalDNA™ solutions that enable its customers to created new business opportunities in the consumer, networking and computing, transportation, and wireless communications markets. Additional information is available at motorola.com
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