New Delhi - Lenovo today announces that Amar Babu has been appointed as the new
Mobile Business Group General Manager and Motorola Global
President, effective January 1, 2027. Babu, currently Lenovo Senior Vice
President and President of Asia Pacific (AP) will lead Motorola as it continues
to expand smarter devices and experiences to consumers and enterprises
worldwide. As a critical component of Lenovo’s personal AI vision, Amar will
build on the strong brand legacy of innovation, accelerate premium growth, further
expand the company ecosystem of intelligent devices, and strengthen market
share across key markets including the US, India, and Japan.
Over the past five-plus years under Amar’s
leadership, Asia Pacific has transformed into a more balanced and diversified
business and a key growth engine for Lenovo. Across the portfolio, AP
maintained its #1 PC position, while our mobile business achieved notable
growth, with Motorola reaching nearly 9% market share in India and the #2
smartphone OEM in Japan. Our infrastructure business achieved profitable growth
and nearly double-digit market share, while Solutions & Services continued
to strengthen its best-of-breed industry position and significantly increased
its advanced services business mix to over 50%.
Since joining Lenovo in 2007, Amar has held
leadership roles spanning business management, operations, services, and market
leadership. Prior to joining Lenovo, he worked at Intel, HCL, and Citibank in a
range of management, operational, and technical roles.
“Amar is a strong leader and has driven
consistent results. I’m confident that he will bring his deep experience in
sales, operations, partner and customer relationships, and business management
to continue driving Motorola’s success globally,” says Luca Rossi, Lenovo EVP
and Intelligent Devices Group President. “As we move forward, our focus remains
clear: continue to elevate Motorola’s premium portfolio, create meaningful
consumers experiences across devices, and bring technology to life in ways that
are both intelligent and deeply human.”
In his new role, Amar will report to global
head of the Intelligent Devices business group, Luca Rossi, and in the short
term will continue to serve as President of Asia Pacific while working closely
with Motorola leadership to start the transition to his new role. Luca will
continue as acting Motorola Global President through the end of the calendar
year.