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Zebra Technologies Appoints Deborah Murphy as Vice President, Global Marketing

^{Published on 2011-03-30 08:05:42 - Market Wire}
 

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) today announced the promotion of Deborah (Debbie) Murphy to vice president, Global Marketing. She will play a critical role in Zebraa™s ongoing efforts to increase global market share and further strengthen its core business and leadership position in specialty printing, auto identification, and asset tracking solutions.

"I look forward to developing marketing strategies that will help achieve the full potential of our companya™s international growth plans."

A 15-year Zebra veteran, Murphy has served the company in numerous positions of increasing responsibility a" most recently as vice president, Market and Channel Development, Specialty Printing Solutions. In her new role, shea™ll centralize Zebraa™s global marketing functions, combining marketing and corporate communications (including public and analyst relations, online marketing and internal communications). She is responsible for market strategy and development, including global vertical market development, corporate and global communications, global customer programs and oversight of Zebraa™s regional field marketing functions.

aOver the past 15 years, Debbie has led several forward-thinking initiatives that have contributed significantly to our global strategic marketing success and revenue growth,a said Mike Terzich, senior vice president, Global Sales & Marketing. aThese include vertical go-to-market strategies, the launch of our burgeoning healthcare business, global market assessments and planning and, most recently, the launch of our ISV program. Under her leadership, I am confident that we will benefit from a cohesive collaborative team that drives progressive, synergistic global marketing programs for Zebra.a

Debbiea™s extensive background in business and marketing strategy began at MCI Telecommunication. She later moved to a document management/imaging technology division of GTE, where she served as director of marketing. Murphy has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Connecticuta™s School of Business.

aI am excited to begin this next chapter with Zebra and to continue working with the companya™s global leadership team to reinforce and grow Zebraa™s market position as the innovation leader in asset tracking with specialty printing, RFID and location solutions,a said Murphy. aI look forward to developing marketing strategies that will help achieve the full potential of our companya™s international growth plans.a

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides the broadest range of innovative technology solutions to identify, track, and manage the deployment of critical assets for improved business efficiency. Zebraa™s products include reliable on-demand printers and state-of-the-art software and hardware solutions utilizing a wide array of automatic identification technologies. By enabling improvements in sourcing, visibility, security and accuracy, Zebra helps its customers to put the right asset in the right place at the right time. Zebra serves more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. For more information about Zebra's solutions, visit [ http://www.zebra.com ].