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Greg Brown: The Dealmaker Who Flipped Motorola’s Script

Greg Brown has overseen more than 50 acquisitions while in charge of Motorola Solutions.

Greg Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions, in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.Photographer: Jamie Kelter Davis

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By Ryan Gould

November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM UTC

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Hi, it’s Ryan Gould in New York, reporting on how Motorola Solutions reshaped itself over more than a decade of dealmaking—and the CEO behind it. Also today, SoftBank completes its Ampere acquisition to aid its AI push.

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