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Motorola Solutions Names Gino Bonanotte CFO And VP

By TechTaffy Desk

Motorola Solutions has named Gino A. Bonanotte, acting chief financial officer and corporate vice president, CFO and executive vice president. Mr. Bonanotte will continue to report to Greg Brown, chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions, and was name acting CFO in August.

Mr. Bonanotte, 48, joined Motorola in 1988, and previously served as corporate vice president overseeing financial operations for the company’s sales and product operations organization.

Mr. Bonanotte earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

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