It’s not unusual to see upper management in companies get shaken up when acquisitions happen, and whether it was instigated by acquirer Lenovo or not, Motorola Mobility‘s CEO, Dennis Woodside, is rumoured to be following this familiar path. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Woodside will be leaving Motorola to take up the position of Chief Operations Officer at cloud storage giant Dropbox, and yes, this move might be considered by some to be a step backwards.
Woodside’s time at Motorola wasn’t without its downsides, most obvious of which was the fact Motorola was still floundering in the smartphone market despite a very innovative release in the Moto X and a surprisingly impressive device in the Moto G. I personally thought that Woodside was a very good leader, at least in the talks and interviews I’d seen him in and appeared to be genuinely interested and active in all of Motorola’s projects including its modular phone project, Project Ara.
If it is true, whatever the reasons for Woodside’s move, we wish him the best at Dropbox. What do you make of Dennis Woodside’s rumoured departure from Motorola Mobility? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Source: Wall Street Journal via engadget
