Zander replaces Motorola's founding family member Christopher Galvin , who faced criticism for Motorola's strategy.

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As a result, Christopher Galvin served under a nonfamily management team for seven years after his father, Robert, stepped down from the company that his father founded.

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Motorola Chief Executive Christopher Galvin has been roughed up.

FORBES: Analytic myopia

The day before Breen left its chief operating officer's post, after only six months there, Motorola Chief Executive Christopher Galvin says Breen had assured him that there were no hidden problems about to burst forth.

FORBES: A Mess at Motorola

Motorola heir Michael Galvin, 47, watched his older brother Christopher, now Motorola chief executive, doggedly chase a career at the company his grandfather founded.

FORBES: Saying "No Thanks" To Dad & Co.

Michael Galvin, 47, a Motorola heir, watched his older brother Christopher, now Motorola's CEO, doggedly chase a career at the company his grandfather founded.

FORBES: Saying "No thanks" to Dad & Co.