Lenovo Appoints Amar Babu as Motorola Mobility President from January 2027

Lenovo has appointed Amar Babu as the new Mobile Business Group General Manager and Motorola Global President, effective January 1, 2027.

Babu, currently serving as Lenovo`s Senior Vice President and President of Asia Pacific, will lead Motorola`s global mobile business, focusing on premium smartphone growth, intelligent devices and expanding the brand`s market presence in key markets, including the US, India and Japan.

During his leadership over the past five years, Lenovo`s Asia Pacific business recorded significant growth. Motorola achieved nearly 9% smartphone market share in India and became the No. 2 smartphone OEM in Japan.

Amar Babu joined Lenovo in 2007 and has held several leadership positions across business management, operations, services and market leadership. Before joining Lenovo, he worked with Intel, HCL and Citibank.

In his new role, Babu will report to Luca Rossi, Lenovo`s Executive Vice President and President of the Intelligent Devices Group. He will initially continue as Asia Pacific President while overseeing the transition. Rossi will serve as acting Motorola Global President until the end of 2026.