SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Ann Chaplin has been appointed general counsel
& corporate secretary, reporting directly to Cristiano Amon, president and chief executive
officer of Qualcomm Incorporated, effective November 1. Don
Rosenberg, general counsel and corporate secretary since
2007, will serve as Special Advisor for Policy, Regulation and
Strategic Initiatives until his retirement at the end of the
year.
"We are excited to welcome Ann to Qualcomm at a time when we see
demand for our technologies across virtually every industry and we
are positioning the company to execute on one of the largest growth
opportunities in our history," said Cristiano Amon, president and chief executive
officer, Qualcomm Incorporated. "Ann's broad experience makes her
ideally suited for this role as we accelerate our growth in new
industries and continue to develop our industry-leading
innovations."
Chaplin brings deep expertise across a range of legal, business
and technology areas, with an extensive portfolio of work in
litigation and transactional matters, expert knowledge in
intellectual property law and management, and varied
responsibilities in many areas of corporate law and governance.
Most recently, Chaplin has served as corporate secretary and deputy
general counsel for General Motors (GM), with significant
responsibilities that included assisting in the overall management
of the legal department, overseeing corporate governance, advising
on product and technology transformation initiatives, managing the
interface with the board of directors, leading the securities team,
and advising on ESG initiatives. Chaplin directly managed many
areas across GM's legal operations at various times, including the
litigation of thousands of cases ranging from class actions to
complex product litigation, antitrust, IP, securities, and
multidistrict matters. Prior to GM, Chaplin was a partner at Fish
& Richardson, where she managed the firm's litigation practice
group and focused on patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright
litigation. She was a member of the firm's management committee and
led its Minneapolis office. Chaplin earned her Juris Doctor degree
from Harvard Law School and bachelor's degree from the University
of Minnesota.
"On behalf of Qualcomm, we thank Don for his many years of
service and significant contributions to our success," said
Cristiano Amon. "Don's leadership
and strategic thinking have helped the company overcome challenges
and thrive as we invented and brought leading wireless technologies
to the world. His expertise also made him a trusted policy advisor
to governments and leaders who know how important innovation is to
their economies and citizens."
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is the world's leading wireless technology innovator
and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion
of 5G. When we connected the phone to the internet, the
mobile revolution was born. Today, our foundational
technologies enable the mobile ecosystem and are found in
every 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone. We bring the
benefits of mobile to new industries, including
automotive, the internet of things, and computing, and are leading
the way to a world where everything and everyone can communicate
and interact seamlessly.
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, substantially all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and substantially all
of our products and services businesses, including our QCT
semiconductor business.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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