Mike Svetozar Zafirovski
03 / 04 / 2009
Mike Zafirovski is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks Inc., a global leader in innovative communications and services that is enabling the transformation of businesses around the world. Mr. Zafirovski, 52, is a 30-year business veteran with impressive global experience at two of the world’s highest profile corporate innovators – General Electric and [...]
Mike Zafirovski is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks Inc., a global leader in innovative communications and services that is enabling the transformation of businesses around the world. Mr. Zafirovski, 52, is a 30-year business veteran with impressive global experience at two of the world’s highest profile corporate innovators – General Electric and Motorola.
Prior to his current role at Nortel, Mr. Zafirovski was President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola, Inc. from July 2002 to February 2005, where he was a key player leading the company’s re-emergence in innovation, market share gains and significant profitability improvements of all of its six businesses. He joined Motorola in June 2000 to lead its mobile devices business, which, during his tenure, returned to profitability and increased market share through the introduction of exciting new products and the Moto branding campaign.
Before his leadership positions at Motorola, he spent 25 years at General Electric (GE), including 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of five GE businesses in the industrial, financial services and insurance businesses. Prior to that, he held a number of increasingly senior positions in finance, auditing, marketing and strategy/business development at various GE businesses.
Mr. Zafirovski holds a B.A. in mathematics from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. In 2002, Edinboro University awarded him with an honorary doctorate degree. A native of Macedonia, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2004.
Mr. Zafirovski serves on the Boeing Board of Directors . An active member of civic and business communities, he serves on several professional, educational and non-profit business organizations, including The Canadian Council of Chief Executives, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Macedonian Arts Council. He and his wife Robin are the national chairs for Duke University’s Parents’ Committee. They have three sons.
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