SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Dr. James H. Thompson, executive vice president of
engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has been appointed to the
additional position of chief technology officer (CTO).
Matt Grob, executive vice president,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and CTO, will transition to the role of
executive vice president of technology, Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., and continue to report to Steve
Mollenkopf.
In addition to leading QCT engineering, as CTO, Thompson will
align the companywide technical and product roadmaps across all
business areas. He also will have oversight of Corporate
R&D and Corporate Engineering, ensuring all research and
development activities are coordinated across the company, and
drive the development of next-generation wireless technologies.
"Jim is a seasoned veteran within the mobile industry and brings
strong technology and product leadership to continue to drive the
invention of technologies at speed and scale, and to continue
Qualcomm's more than 30-year history of innovation," said
Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of Qualcomm
Incorporated. "For nearly six years, Matt has played a critical
role in leading Qualcomm's reputation for technology excellence and
we look forward to continue working with Matt in his new role."
Thompson has been a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee
since 2012 and has led QCT engineering since 2004 with
responsibility for creating and executing on our industry-leading
roadmap. Throughout his tenure, Thompson has served in critical
engineering leadership roles as the company established our leads
in WCDMA, LTE, Wi-Fi, camera, video, graphics, audio and DSP
technologies.
Thompson received his bachelor's and master's degrees, as well
as his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the
University of Wisconsin – Madison.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business. To
learn more, visit Qualcomm's website, blog, Twitter and Facebook
pages.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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