Zebra appoints Joe White as chief product and solutions officer
Joe White has been named chief product & solutions officer. White takes over the role from Bill Burns, who became CEO of Zebra earlier this month.
As Zebra's chief product & solutions officer, Joe White will oversee the strategy, investment and development of Zebra's product and solutions portfolio. White joined Zebra in 2014 when the company acquired the enterprise business of Motorola Solutions. Since then, he has served as senior vice president and general manager of Zebra's enterprise mobile computing business. Previously, White held leadership positions at Symbol, Matrics, RFID Global Solutions, CAIS Internet and Digex.
"I’m honored to be appointed Zebra’s Chief Product & Solutions Officer and continue to collaborate with our executive leadership team to execute our growth strategy," said White. "I look forward to the opportunities ahead to work with colleagues across Zebra to ensure we are well-positioned to empower our customers to digitize and automate their operations."
White holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Maryland, and he is named as an inventor on several patents. He also received the Richard Dilling Award for his advocacy of innovation in the AIDC industry.
"We are excited for Joe to be our next Chief Product & Solutions Officer as he has successfully led the advancement of our mobile computing and robotics automation strategy," said Bill Burns, the new Chief Executive Officer of Zebra Technologies. "We are pleased to continue to fill critical positions with internal talent as we extend our focus on succession planning and leadership development. With +20 years of industry experience, Joe and his Product & Solutions leadership team will play a significant role in driving Zebra’s overall product and solutions portfolio strategy."
