Motorola (NYSE: MOT) said this morning that it is taking a number of cost-cutting measures that will cut the pay and benefits of both employees and executives. The list includes: freezing pension plans, employee salaries, matching 401k contributions and cutting the pay of top executives in an effort to reduce…

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) updated the compensation package of Greg Brown, the company’s Co-CEO and head of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility business, according to a document with the SEC today. The new version aligns his interests tightly with shareholders, particularly when it comes to the sale of the mobile devices division. For…

Pretty soon Motorola (NYSE: MOT) CEO Greg Brown will be able to trademark the gritted-teeth smile. At the company’s annual meeting on Monday, angry shareholders blasted Brown over the struggling handset maker’s efforts to get it together, reports the Chicago Tribune. Several called for his removal: “Put up, or get…

During Greg Brown’s first formal investor conference since he took control of Motorola (NYSE: MOT), the CEO addressed questions about the troubled handset division head-on, and came off sounding very dedicated to the division while still acknowledging how much work has to be done. Brown, who was speaking at the…