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Greg Brown

Net worth $1.3B

Motorola · United States

Born
Aug 15, 1960
Age
65
Source
Motorola
Residence
Barrington, Illinois
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Greg Brown has been CEO of Motorola Solutions since 2008 and chairman since 2011.
  • He is the longest-serving chief executive of the company formerly known as Motorola, Inc. after the firm's cofounder Paul Galvin (d. 1959) and his son Bob Galvin (d. 2011).
  • Brown spun off Motorola's struggling legacy smartphone business in 2011, and the Razr maker was acquired by Google for $12.5 billion a year later. (It's now part of Lenovo.)
  • Through more than 50 acquisitions, Brown has transformed Motorola Solutions into a $10.8 billion (2024 revenue) behemoth in the market for mission-critical public safety communications, 911 command center solutions and video security.
  • Brown has netted more than $700 million (before taxes) exercising options and selling shares of Motorola Solutions. He owns 1% of the company between his remaining stock and options.

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