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Pat Canavan is Senior Vice President, Global Governance for Motorola, where he provides consultation for the Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO and the Senior Leadership Team on issues of corporate governance, globalization and integration within Motorola. He serves as Secretary to the Board's Governance and Nominating Committee, a role which has allowed him to contribute to building Motorola's Board since 1990 and providing consulting services to Chairman succession in 1993, 1996, 1999 and 2003.
Canavan joined Motorola in 1980 as Director of Human Resources with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. He became the head of Global Leadership and Organization Development for the entire Corporation in 1986, and assumed his present role in 2001, reporting to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In 2004 he served as the acting head of Human Resources and in 2005 served as the acting Chief Information Officer.
In 1994-95 Canavan took an assignment as the Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa and created the strategy and infrastructure for Motorola's pursuit of growth in these emerging markets. He followed this later in 1995 and 1996 with a similar effort in Asia Pacific, operating out of Hong Kong.
Prior to joining Motorola, Canavan was Director of Management Training and Organization Development - Europe for Digital Equipment Corporation from 1976 to 1980, also in Geneva, Switzerland. Earlier, he served as Assistant Professor of Organization Development and Director of Organization Development Programs at the Center for Industrial and Institutional Development at the University of New Hampshire from 1972 to1976. He began his career teaching at Southern Methodist University in 1970.
Canavan holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree in Administrative Science from Yale University, and a B.B.A. degree summa cum laude in Finance from Iona College.
Canavan has lectured and consulted extensively in the United States, Europe, China, Japan, Asia Pacific, India, Africa and South America, and has served on the Boards of the Human Resources Planning Society, the Strategic Planning Society and the Center for Human Resources Management. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance and on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors. | 