Dell Snags Motorola Mobile Phone Chief

Dell has hired the former head of Motorola's cell phone division to head its new global consumer division beginning on Monday. Ron Garriques will resign immediately from the cell phone manufacturer and will temporarily be replaced by Ray Roman and Terry Vega, who are Motorola's vice presidents of both global sales and global devices.

Since returning to Dell as CEO at the end of last month, Michael Dell has taken a hard look at both its product line as well as the executive staff. The company has lost the first place spot in market share to competitor HP, and the company has been criticized for its slow growth and slim profits. Garriques' hiring follows that of Solectron CEO Michael Cannon, who now head's Dells global operations.