PalmOne today announced it has promoted Ed Colligan, former palmOne senior vice president and general manager of the Wireless Business Unit, to the position of president, reporting to Todd Bradley, chief executive officer.
Colligan joined palmOne last October when the former Palm, Inc. acquired Handspring, Inc. Colligan had been president and chief operating officer at Handspring.
"The integration of Handspring into palmOne is now complete with the consolidation of the handheld and wireless business units," said Bradley. "We're one company, with one compelling portfolio of devices that serves entry-level consumers to mobile professionals. Ed will do a great job building on our momentum and helping to drive the evolution of the handheld computing and communications marketplace."
Functions reporting to Colligan include worldwide channel, carrier and online sales; marketing; product marketing; and engineering.