The Hindu Business Line : Vandrevala quits Motorola

New Delhi June 11 Mr Firdose Vandrevala, Chairman, Motorola India and corporate Vice-President, Motorola Inc, has decided to quit the company effective July 1, 2007.

Making the announcement, Mr Simon Leung, President, Asia Pacific, Motorola Inc said, "Firdose is leaving us to pursue other career interests. He has contributed to our strategy, growth, and governance. I commend Firdose for his contribution and wish him success in his new career. Mr Amit Sharma, Vice-President -strategy, Asia Pac and regional management, South East Asia, will assume additional responsibility for India in the interim." Mr Vandrevala had joined Motorola in October 2005.

Mr Vandrevala's exit is being seen as the direct fallout of Motorola losing the 45.5 million line contract from BSNL. Motorola officials denied any link between Mr Vandrevala's exit and the way the BSNL contract was handled. Industry sources close to the development, however, said that while Motorola's top bosses were not in favour of going to court against BSNL, Mr Vandrevala had pushed the move. Motorola, which is eyeing future contracts from the State owned company, finally decided to withdraw the case as it was straining the relationship with senior BSNL and Government officials. The case delayed BSNL's expansion plans by six months causing huge losses to the PSU.

This is the second time a Motorola India chief is quitting the company under mysterious circumstances. The company's earlier India head, Mr Pramod Saxena, had also suddenly announced his exit following allegations of influencing BSNL tendering process.

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