Published March 9, 2007

Motorola Inc. on Thursday settled a high-profile discrimination
lawsuit lodged by a former top female executive, just days before the
company's chief executive, Edward Zander, was scheduled to testify in
the case.

Theresa Metty, Motorola's onetime chief procurement officer, sued
Motorola in July 2005 after she lost her job during a corporate
reorganization.
She claimed, among other things, that she was the victim of sex
stereotyping. Such stereotyping created hostility toward her because
she had succeeded in a male-dominated field, Metty claimed.

The suit offered a rare glimpse of Motorola at a time of significant
change at the top of the organization following Zander's arrival in
2004.
In court documents, Metty said she felt like she had to "act like a
man" to keep her senior post, yet claimed she was simultaneously
criticized for her "male-like" management style.
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Metty joined Motorola in 2000 as head of supply chain for Motorola's
ailing mobile phone division. She reported to Mike Zafirovski, who ran
that division.
Motorola's cell phone division needed big-time cost cutting, and Metty
was among those commissioned to wield the ax. She did not disappoint,
and Zafirovski later said Metty did a "terrific job."

In 2002 Zafirovski was named chief operating officer--second in
command at Motorola--and he then promoted Metty to chief procurement
officer.
As such, she was one of the firm's highest-ranking women executives.
Zafirovski gave her an "excellent" annual job review for 2004.
But Zafirovski, who was passed over for CEO in favor of Zander, left
Motorola in January 2005. Soon thereafter Metty lost her position at
Motorola.

She claimed in court filings that Zander swayed senior leaders to push
her out of her position--and effectively out of the company.
Court documents indicate that Zander was not impressed with Metty.
Also, Zander said in a deposition that he was getting reports from
Motorola's human resources department that Metty was "abusive" and
"intimidating" and "never around."