Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Michael Kropko |
|
| James D. Davis |
|
| Robert N Feltoon |
Senior Counsel |
| William J. Marshall |
Investor |
| Daniel Sullivan |
Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Sanjai Tiwari |
|
| Jeffrey K. Belk |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| David Nazarian |
|
| Danny Frydman |
|
| Octavio Martinez |
Engineering Director |
| Greg Rose |
Vice President Technology |
| Joshua Davis |
Manager |
| Andrew Gilbert |
President of QIS/MFT and Qualcomm Europe |
| Len J. Lauer |
Group President |
| Steven R. Altman |
President |
| Dr. Roberto Padovani |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
| Norm Fjeldheim |
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
| William E. Keitel |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Derek Aberle |
President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing & Executive Vice President |
| Donald J. Rosenberg |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Jing Wang |
Executive Vice President, Qualcomm Asia Pacific & Middle East and Africa |
| Judy Greener |
Executive Vice President |
| Margaret L "Peggy" Johnson |
Executive Vice President and President, Qualcomm Internet Services and Mediaflo Technologies |
| Steve Mollenkopf |
Executive Vice President and President, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies |
| Carol Lam |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
| Johan Lodenius |
Senior Vice President, European Business Relations, QUALCOMM Internet Services |
| Klein S Gilhousen |
Co-Founder |
| Marvin Blecker |
Senior Vice President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing |
| Rajiv Laroia |
Senior Vice President of Technology |
| Sung Kim |
Senior Vice President |
| William Bold |
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs |
| Bob Briggs |
Vice President & General Manager |
| Brian Minear |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Bud Nelson |
Vice President of Finance |
| Jim Hoffmann |
Division Counsel |
| John Batey |
Assistant Vice President |
| Jonas E. Neihardt |
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs |
| Kin Yuen Ng |
Vice President, Operations & General Manager |
| Matthew Bellows |
Vice President, Marketing & General Manager |
| Michael Wallace |
vice president, partner |
| Mitch Oliver |
vice president of product management |
| Norman L. Ellis |
Vice President & General Manager, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions |
| Rich Gardner |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Robert Nashak |
Vice President, Production |
| Thomas J Erickson |
Vice President of Product Development |
| Tom Fisher |
Vice President of Information Technology |
| William F. Davidson, JR |
Vice President, Global Marketing and Investor Relations |
| Dr Greg Heinzinger |
Senior Vice President & General Manager |
| James Lederer |
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies |
| Irwin Mark Jacobs |
Co-Founder |
| Carey Storm |
Director of Real Estate and Facilities |
| Clint McClellan |
Director of Strategic Marketing |
| Cullen Childress |
Director, Product Management |
| Jim Callanan |
Director, Engineering |
| Julie Yu |
Director, Product Management |
| Mazen Chmaytelli |
Director, Product Management |
| Mike Yuen |
Director, Product Management |
| Prashant Kantak |
Senior Director |
Board of Directors
Raymond V. Dittamore has served as a Director of the Company since December 2002. Mr. Dittamore is a retired audit partner of Ernst & Young LLP, an international accounting firm. Mr. Dittamore retired in 2001 after 35 years of service with that firm, including 14 years as the managing partner of the firms San Diego office. Mr. Dittamore is also a director of Invitrogen Corporation, Gen-Probe Incorporated, and Digirad Corporation. Mr. Dittamore received a B.S. degree from San Diego State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Molecular Probes |
Director |
Current |
| Invitrogen Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Biolayer Corporation Limited |
Director |
Current |
| Ionsource, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Microseq |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Industry Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gen-Probe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Ernst & Young |
partner |
Former |
| Ernst & Young |
collaborative editor |
Former |
| Digirad Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| San Diego State University |
B.S. |
Former |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
member |
Former |
Mr. Davis has over 11 years of experience in senior-level programming and software development, with the 5 most recent years of experience in service for Qwest Wireless in Portland Oregon, where his responsibilities included the design, installation and maintenance of Lucent and Qualcomm cellular PCS base stations. Key assignments while with Quest included serving as Senior RF Field Engineer for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and designing the natural disaster recovery plan for Qwest wireless operations in Portland. Duties regularly included drafting the Master Blueprint for site design and sign-off for several wireless base stations in the western region. Prior to Qwest Communications, Mr. Davis served as TDMA Technical Engineer with Nextel Corporation in Portland, and with Questar Radio in Vancouver Washington, where he was responsible for sales and installation of two-way radio systems, trunking radio systems, pagers and wireless interconnect systems. Mr. Davis received a B.S. in Computer Sciences from the Oregon Institute of Technology, specializing in RF engineering, and has undertaken course studies in digital and basic electronics, Qualcomm's Operation & design of CDMA base stations, and Lucent's CDMA cellular PCS wireless networks.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Powerstation LLC |
Chief Engineer |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
|
Current |
| Qwest Wireless, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Oregon Institute of Technology |
B.S. In Computer Sciences |
Former |
Since joining Conrad O'Brien in 1990, Bob continually has represented IBM Corporation in cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and, more recently, in New York. His cases for IBM have involved, among other areas, contract disputes with vendors and customers, employment claims by former employees, and environmental claims. For example, he successfully represented IBM in a case brought by a potential subcontractor under a contract between IBM and the Department of Defense. Trianco, LLC v. IBM Corp., 466 F. Supp. 2d 600 (E.D. Pa. 2006), aff'd in relevant part, 2008 WL 876355 (3d Cir. 2008). Bob also represents the Progressive Group of Insurance Companies in numerous cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Many of those cases involve class action claims raising significant issues under various "no fault" reimbursement programs. As an example, he took the lead on behalf of a group of insurer defendants in a New York case involving reimbursements for multiple MRI's conducted at a single session. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment and the matter is now on appeal, where Bob will again take the lead on behalf of all defendants. Brentwood Pain & Rehab. Serv., P.C. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 508 F. Supp. 2d 278 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). Bob currently is one of the senior counsel for Qualcomm Inc. in antitrust litigation pending in the District of New Jersey brought by Broadcom Corporation. Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm, Inc., No. 05-3350 (D.N.J.). He currently is lead counsel, along with firm chairman Jim Rohn, for two current and two former senior officers of Merck & Co., Inc. in shareholder derivative litigation arising from Merck's marketing of the drug Vioxx. Fagin v. Scolnick, docket L-3406-07 (N.J. Super. Ct.).
Mr. Sullivan is a senior financial executive with 25 years of industry experience. After graduating from San Diego State University in 1980, in January 1981 Mr. Sullivan became an Accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick in Costa Mesa, California where he became a manager in 1985 and left in September 1986. From September 1986 through November 1987, Mr. Sullivan was Controller for Security Etch International, Inc. in Irvine, California, a manufacturer of automobile security devices. From November 1987 until October 1988, Mr. Sullivan was a Manager at Wurth and Company in Orange, California, a certified public accounting firm. From October 1988 through February 1993, Mr. Sullivan was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trillium Management, Inc., in Los Angeles, California, a $75 million trailer manufacturer and truck/trailer leasing company, which was acquired by Oshkosh Truck Corporation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a $60 million freight trailer manufacturer, where Mr. Sullivan remained as Chief Financial Officer. From February 1993 through February 1994, Mr. Sullivan was Chief Financial Officer for Bitec Southeast, Inc. in Tampa, Florida, and industrial and medical gases and welding equipment distributor. From February 1994 until November 1995, Mr. Sullivan was Chief Financial Officer for Quality Products, Inc. in Tampa, Florida, a holding company with industrial machinery manufacturing, steel service and consumer products operations. From November 1995 through November 1997, Mr. Sullivan was Chief Financial Officer for Stacey's Buffet, Inc. in Largo, Florida, a public buffet restaurant chain. From November 1997 through October 2003, Mr. Sullivan was Chief Financial Officer for Selective HR Solutions, Inc., a professional employer organization. From November 2003 to November 2004, Mr. Sullivan was employed by Skylynx Communications, Inc. in Sarasota, Florida as Chief Financial Officer, a start-up public wireless communications company. Mr. Sullivan became CFO and a director of the Company on December 2004. He was reelected as a director in March, 2006 and his term expires March, 2007, or when his replacement is duly elected and qualified. He was reappointed as CFO in March 2006 and his term expires March 2007, and is currently employed on a month to month basis. Mr. Sullivan is a part-time employee of the Company.
Dr. Sanjai Tiwari brings in business and technology expertise from the Silicon Valley. He has technology experience working for US clients including Bank of America, Global star / Qualcomm, Investools, Sentius Corporation, Netpulse Communications and Home Shopping Network. He has done his B Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has filed 3 patents related to database optimization, management of digital offers and purchase management for electronic commerce. Sanjai also founded an e-commerce startup in 1999 - ccRewards.com. He originally conceived the idea, put together business and engineering teams, and raised multi-million dollar financing within a short span of one year. Sanjai serves as the chairman of the board for smartData Enterprises. Sanjai holds a PhD in Computer Aided Engineering, Stanford University and a MS in Computer Science with database specialization.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. |
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Market Development |
Current |
| Forum to Advance The Mobile Experience (Fame) |
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Qualcomm |
Current |
| Rutberg & Company |
Senior Vice President of Marketing for Qualcomm Incorporated |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Summit 4MOBILITY |
|
Current |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Forum to Advance The Mobile Experience (Fame) |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
General Manager |
Former |
| Proxima Corporation |
Western Europe Area Manager |
Former |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Business Development Roles |
Former |
| Proxima Corporation |
Marketing Management Positions |
Former |
| Belk, Inc. |
|
Former |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| University of California, Irvine |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| University of California |
MBA |
Former |
| University of California, San Diego |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics |
Former |
| Proxima Corporation |
Management Position |
Former |
Mr. Nazarian is the founding member of Smart Technology Ventures, having successfully completed two family venture funds before founding Smart Technology Ventures III. He is a successful entrepreneur who has funded and built many technology companies and has nearly 20 years of operational and investment experience in the telecommunications and aerospace industries. Mr. Nazarian was a major investor in Omninet, a company that provided two-way messaging services via satellite for mobile users, when it merged with Qualcomm in 1988. The Nazarian family remains a large shareholder in Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM). Mr. Nazarian serves on the boards of directors for Cradle Technologies, FutureTrade Technologies, Lucix Corporation, and Allard Industries. He is a member of the Board of Governors and the Investment Committee for both Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the UCLA Foundation. He received his MBA from the University of Southern California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Member |
Current |
| Smart Technology Ventures |
Managing Member |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Foundation |
Member |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
|
Current |
| Smart Technology Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Foundation |
Board Member, Board of Governors |
Current |
| Cradle Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lucix Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nomadix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Futuretrade |
Director |
Current |
| Smart Technology Ventures |
Managing Member |
Current |
| University of Southern California |
Mba |
Former |
Danny Frydman joined Surf in late 2004 and has assumed responsibility for Surf's development activities, including hardware and software R&D, production-readiness, overseeing the testing activities, and support for field deployment. Creation of this position and bringing on board an experienced hardware development manager is a further step towards establishing Surf as a leading provider of high-quality hardware solutions to its customers. Danny brings to Surf over 12 years of practical experience, gained by managing hardware and system projects and engineering groups over a wide range of fields, including: Medical (Elscint Ltd.), Military (Elbit Ltd.), Cellular (Qualcomm Ltd.), and Communications (Charlotte's Web Networks). Prior to joining Surf, Danny served as a Director of Technologies at Charlotte's Web Networks. Danny Frydman holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Surf Communication Solutions |
Vice President Research & Development |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
|
Current |
| Elscint Limited |
|
Current |
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
Bsc In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Octavio Martinez is a Test Engineering Director for QUALCOMM's CDMA Technologies Division. Octavio Martinez has been involved with ATE testing for over 15 years. He has experience in testing digital, analog, mixed signal and RF circuits. Octavio Joined QUALCOMM as a test engineer working on the first MSM (Mobile Station Modem) that included analog and digital circuits. In his latest role, Octavio Martinez is in charge of test development for SiP (System in Package) devices that include high speed digital, mixed signal, power management and RF functionality. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Octavio Martinez worked for Brooktree Corporation as a mixed signal test engineer. Octavio holds a B.S.E.E. and an MBA from San Diego State University.
Greg Rose is VP Technology for Qualcomm Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of wireless and security devices. Greg has deep technical knowledge in the areas of wireless technology, security and computer operating systems, particularly UNIX. He sits on the Telecommunications Industry Associations (U.S. based) subcommittee, TR45, responsible for cryptographic authentication and security for cellular and personal communications including the new 3G system. Greg has published extensively in his areas of expertise. Greg assists as a technical expert as well as providing access to an extensive engineering network in the U.S. and Australia. He currently sits on the Board of DSpace Pty Ltd an Adelaide-based portfolio company.
Joshua serves as Manager of QUALCOMM's information technology security group. In this role, Joshua manages aspects of information security for all of the company's diverse business units. He also participates in architecture of other key information solutions for employees and customers including remote access services (RAS), networking, identity management, and computing infrastructure. Prior to managing information security, Joshua served as manager of QUALCOMM's IT engineering support group and a systems administrator at the University of Southern California. Joshua is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Barbara T. Alexander became a Director of the company in August 2006. A former senior advisor at UBS Securities and managing director at Dillon Reed & Co., Ms. Alexander's career spans more than 30 years in finance. Her distinguished career includes numerous international investment companies and philanthropic organizations. In 1987, Salomon Brothers Inc. appointed Ms. Alexander the first female managing director in the company's history. She was previously among the top investment bankers at Dillon Reed & Co. Inc., serving clients throughout North America, Australia and the United Kingdom. Alexander held additional senior executive and advisor positions with Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc., Wachovia Bank & Trust Company N.A. and UBS Securities. She currently serves on the boards of Harrah's Entertainment, Centex Corporation and Freddie Mac. In addition to her corporate activities, Ms. Alexander is an executive fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, has served on the boards of Habitat for Humanity International and Covenant House, and currently serves on the board of HomeAid America. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in theoretical mathematics.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harvard University |
Fellow |
Current |
| Centex Destination Properties |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centex Corporation |
Board Director |
Current |
| Risqua |
Director |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Freddie Mac |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Habitat for Humanity International |
Executive Committee Member |
Current |
| Centex Corporation |
Corporate Governance Committee Member |
Current |
| Dillon Read |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Smith Barney |
Senior Executive and Advisor |
Former |
| Habitat for Humanity International |
Audit Committee Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Past Chairman |
Former |
| Habitat for Humanity International |
Board Director |
Former |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs is chief executive officer of QUALCOMM Incorporated and is also a member of the Company's board of directors. Dr. Jacobs has been the primary driver of QUALCOMM's focus on enabling wireless data services, which make the cellphone a tool not only for voice communications, but also the most personal device for entertainment, computing and information access. Following completion of his Ph.D. in 1989 and a year as a post-doctoral researcher at a French government lab in Toulouse, Dr. Jacobs joined the company fulltime in 1990 as a development engineer leading the cellphone digital signal processor software team. His early work focused on the initial variable-rate 8 kbps speech codec for CDMA. Following this effort, Dr. Jacobs spearheaded the wireline-quality 13 kbps speech codec effort, which became CDMA's initial differentiating consumer feature. The core engineering team involved in this effort would later be integral to the development of QUALCOMM's Launchpad suite of functions and capabilities that ship as software with every QUALCOMM chipset. As an innovative leader of a broad range of technical teams within QUALCOMM, Dr. Jacobs has also been granted more than 25 patents for his inventions in the area of wireless technology. In 1995, he became vice president and general manager of the combined handset and integrated circuit division, which was subsequently divided into QUALCOMM Consumer Products (QCP) and QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, respectively. He was named senior vice president of the Company in 1996 and president of QCP in 1997; he was named executive vice president of QUALCOMM in 2000 and group president of QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet (QWI) in 2001. QCP developed and manufactured the wireless industry's first CDMA digital handsets, supporting the rapid global deployment of cdmaOne in the 1990s. Under Dr. Jacobs, that business became the No. 2 CDMA handset supplier in the U.S. prior to its sale to Kyocera Wireless in 2000, with revenues of more than $1.4 billion in QUALCOMM's Fiscal 1999. At QCP, Dr. Jacobs gained extensive operational experience, helped launch numerous CDMA systems and cultivated important executive relationships at top network operators and manufacturers globally. Other, important developments which began under Dr. Jacobs in QCP include the first Palm OS -based smartphone. He started QUALCOMM's initiative to include global positioning system capabilities in cellphones (which led to the acquisition of SnapTrack and QUALCOMM's development of gpsOne position-location technology) and drove the development of a uniform set of application programming interfaces to simplify the process of putting software on handsets. Dr. Jacobs expanded this latter idea into the overall concept for the BREW system, which included dynamic downloading of applications to cellphones with checks for digital signatures on the applications to ensure the integrity of the content, and the business ecosystem that enables BREW developers to engage operators globally and receive payment for their applications. The BREW solution is now deployed broadly by wireless network operators around the world.
Andrew Gilbert serves as executive vice president and president of Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS) and Qualcomm Europe. He provides strategic direction and oversight of all business development and operational activity in Europe. Gilbert is responsible for leading QIS, a core Qualcomm business, out of a global Qualcomm site as services represent a key growth area for Qualcomm. Gilbert also serves as a member of Qualcomm's executive committee.
Prior to joining Qualcomm, Gilbert served as vice president and general manager of Flarion Technologies' European, Middle Eastern and African regions (EMEA), responsible for EMEA strategy and operations. His leadership contributions have resulted in guiding Flarion's European business through technical and commercial validation with global operators such as T-Mobile and Vodafone, and ultimately to multiple commercial deployments of FLASH-OFDM with T-Mobile in Slovakia and Germany and with Digita in Finland.
Mr. Lauer has served as Executive Vice President and Group President of Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, California since December 2006. Mr. Lauer previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Sprint Nextel Corp. from August 2005, in which capacity he directed the Overland Park, Kansas-based company's operations to deliver converged media and communications products and services to consumers. Prior to the merger of Sprint and Nextel in August 2005, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sprint Corp. from September 2003. A Sprint executive since 1998, Mr. Lauer had also been President of several Sprint units, including Sprint PCS, the Global Markets Division, Sprint Business, and the Consumer Services Group. Before joining Sprint, he served three years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic in New Jersey. Mr. Lauer received a Bachelor of Science degree in managerial economics from the University of California - San Diego. Mr. Lauer is Co-Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Group President |
Current |
| H&R Block, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| VeriSign, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| H & R Block - H & R Block Financial Advisors, Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Group President |
Current |
| Swiftel Communications Inc. |
president |
Former |
| Hrb Digital LLC. |
Executive Vice President and Group President |
Current |
| Sprint Nextel Corporation |
COO |
Former |
| Hrb Digital LLC. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| H&R Block Offices |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Managerial Economics |
Former |
| H & R Block - H & R Block Financial Advisors, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, San Diego |
Bachelor of Science in managerial economics |
Former |
Steven R. Altman is president of Qualcomm Incorporated. Most recently, Altman has been executive vice president of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL). QTL, under Altman, has grown to $1.33 billion in revenues in Qualcomm's Fiscal 2004. He has been a member of Qualcomm's executive committee since 1992.
Altman joined Qualcomm in 1989 and is the chief architect of the Company's strategy for leveraging its broad intellectual property portfolio into a value chain, which has accelerated the growth of CDMA technology. In this role, he has been responsible for structuring and negotiating Qualcomm's license agreements, joint ventures and strategic relationships. Under Altman's leadership, the Company has entered into more than 130 domestic and international licensing agreements with many of the world's largest telecommunications and electronics companies, including Alcatel, Ericsson, Huawei, Hyundai, LG, Lucent, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel, Samsung, Siemens and Sony.
Altman has played a pivotal role in driving Qualcomm's business strategies as a member of the Company's executive committee. He negotiated Qualcomm's agreement with South Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in 1993 that established CDMA as the basis for South Korea's single nationwide wireless technology standard, which in turn enabled South Korea to build a major wireless products export economy based on CDMA devices and infrastructure. In 1994, he drove the joint venture and marketing agreement between Sony and Qualcomm, resulting in the creation of Qualcomm Consumer Products, and subsequently the introduction of the first CDMA digital handsets. In 1999, he negotiated the agreement with Ericsson, which ended litigation between the two companies and resulted in Ericsson's licensing of essential CDMA patents from Qualcomm and its purchase of Qualcomm's infrastructure business. Also in 1999, he oversaw the negotiation of the sale of Qualcomm's handset business to Kyocera Wireless as well as the Framework Agreement with China Unicom in 2000, which established the basis for licensing Qualcomm intellectual property to Chinese manufacturers. Also in 2000, he led Qualcomm's $1 billion acquisition of SnapTrack™, which resulted in accelerated commercialization of advanced GPS services in wireless handsets, and was a cornerstone in Qualcomm's Launchpad™ strategy.
Dr. Roberto Padovani is executive vice president and chief technology officer for QUALCOMM Incorporated. In this role, he is responsible for the oversight of QUALCOMM's overall research and development efforts. Dr. Padovani joined QUALCOMM Incorporated in 1986, after two years at M/A-COM Linkabit where he was involved in the design and development of satellite communications systems, secure video systems and error-correcting coding equipment. Over the past 20 years at QUAlCOMM, Dr. Padovani has been involved in the research and development of digital communication systems with particular emphasis on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless technology systems. He was involved in the initial design, development and standardization of IS-95 CDMA systems. His research and inventions in this field have led to the worldwide standardization and commercialization of CDMA technology for second- and third-generation cellular systems. More recently, he has led the design and development of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, an IP-based, high-speed wide-area wireless data technology, which has led to the deployment of multiple broadband wireless networks and services across the globe. Dr. Padovani holds more than 60 patents on wireless systems. He has published numerous technical papers in the digital communications field and was the co-recipient of the 1991 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Best Paper Award for a fundamental paper on the capacity of CDMA cellular systems. In addition, Dr. Padovani has received the Innovators in Telecommunications, 2004 award from the San Diego Telecom Council; election to the National Academy of Engineering, 2006; and the Executive of the Year, 2006 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Padovani received a laureate degree from the University of Padova, Italy and master of science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, all in electrical and computer engineering. He is an IEEE Fellow and an Adjunct Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego.
Norm Fjeldheim serves as senior vice president and chief information officer for Qualcomm Incorporated. In this role, Fjeldheim oversees all aspects of Qualcomm's information technology for all of the Company's diverse business units.
Since joining Qualcomm in 1987, he has served as manager, director and vice president of information technology. He has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of systems to support Qualcomm's growing and diverse corporate needs. In addition, his tenure has seen the development and support of many of Qualcomm's growing domestic and international business systems. Fjeldheim and the IT department have guided the selection and implementation of technology to link Qualcomm's corporate sites across six continents.
Under his leadership, Qualcomm IT has received a variety of honors. The department was honored by Computerworld Magazine as one of the 100 Best Places to work in IT in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2003 and 2007, Qualcomm was placed on the InformationWeek 500 annual list that recognizes companies that use innovative techniques to develop and implement information technology. Also, Qualcomm was recognized as a CIO 100 company by CIO Magazine in 1999 and 2003.
Prior to joining Qualcomm, Fjeldheim served as a systems analyst at Unisys Corporation and was a programmer analyst at M/A-COM Corporation.
Fjeldheim has served on CIO advisory panels for Oracle Corporation, SUN Microsystems, Symantec and Verizon Wireless as well at presenting at numerous industry conferences on challenges currently facing CIOs including CTIA, Oracle World, The Economist CIO Agenda and IDC's Data Center and IT Forums.
Fjeldheim holds a bachelor of science degree in business, information systems from San Diego State University. He also completed the Wharton Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
William E. Keitel serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Keitel was appointed chief financial officer in 2002. Keitel joined the Company in 1996 and has worked in senior management roles within corporate finance, serving as senior vice president and corporate controller from 1998 to 2002. Previously, Keitel served in various senior finance roles for Nortel, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, from 1983 until 1996. Prior to Nortel, he was with PepsiCo. Keitel holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in business administration from Arizona State University.
Derek Aberle serves as executive vice president and president of Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL). He is responsible for overseeing all activities pertaining to Qualcomm's technology and intellectual property (IP) licensing business, including negotiating and administering the Company's IP license agreements. QTL is responsible for, among other things, licensing Qualcomm's patents to companies worldwide for the design, manufacture and sale of products using its patented technologies. Aberle is also a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee.
In 2000, Aberle joined QTL after supporting Qualcomm as outside counsel for several years. He has played a key role in negotiating and finalizing important new agreements with many of our leading licensees, including Ericsson/Sony Ericsson, LGE, Motorola, Nokia and Nortel. Aberle served as senior vice president and general manager of QTL prior to his current role.
Aberle holds a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a law degree from the University of San Diego.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Qualcomm Technology Licensing |
Former |
Donald J. Rosenberg is executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Rosenberg reports directly to CEO Paul Jacobs and is a member of the company's executive committee. In his role as chief legal officer, Rosenberg is responsible for overseeing Qualcomm's worldwide legal affairs including litigation, intellectual property and corporate matters. Qualcomm's government affairs organization also reports to Rosenberg.
Prior to joining Qualcomm, Rosenberg served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Apple Inc.. Prior to that he was employed by IBM Corporation for over 30 years where he held numerous positions including senior vice president and general counsel, vice president and assistant general counsel for litigation and counsel to IBM's mainframe division.
Rosenberg has had extensive experience in law department management, litigation, securities, intellectual property and competition issues. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at New York's Pace University School of Law, where he taught courses in intellectual property and antitrust law.
Rosenberg received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his juris doctor from St. John's University School of Law where he was an editor of the Law Review.
Jing Wang serves as executive vice president for Qualcomm and is a member of the company's executive and investment committees. He is responsible for managing Qualcomm's business operations in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions.
Wang also serves as a director on the boards of both Qualcomm Wireless Communication Technologies (China) Ltd., and Qualcomm Wireless Semi-Conductor Technologies Ltd., two wholly-foreign-owned enterprises established in China. He is vice chairman of the board of directors of Tianyi BREW Technologies Ltd., a joint venture between China Telecom and Qualcomm.
Prior to his current role, Wang was instrumental in driving the growth of CDMA in Greater China and Southeast Asia, including the negotiation of and signing of CDMA2000 and WCDMA IPR license agreements with all major Chinese telecom vendors. He also played a key role in formulating and implementing Qualcomm's overall business strategies across the Asia Pacific region. Wang joined Qualcomm in 2001 as a senior vice president.
In 2005, Wang was acknowledged by major media in mainland China and Hong Kong as one of the “Ten Most Valuable CEOs” in China. In 2007, he was honored by the same group of major media to receive the award of “Sustained Value”.
He received his bachelor's degree from Anhui University, LL.M from the People's University of China, Department of Law, and an LL.M from the University of Virginia School of Law.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Executive Vice President, Qualcomm Asia Pacific & Middle East and Africa |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Chairman, Qualcomm Asia Pacific & Senior Vice President |
Former |
| University of Virginia School of Law |
Ll.M |
Former |
| Peoples University |
Ll.M |
Former |
Johnson is responsible for the oversight of both the BREW and QChat solutions and the development of the MediaFLO system as well as the adoption and commercialization of MediaFLO technology internationally. Under Johnson's leadership, there are BREW operators in more than 30 countries worldwide and the MediaFLO system is quickly approaching commercialization. Johnson began her career at QUALCOMM in 1989 as a software engineer within QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions (QWBS) division. She held several positions within QWBS, including director of business development, where she was responsible for adding network management centers for the OmniTRACS system in Malaysia, Korea, Japan and Mexico. She also served as vice president of technology, where she led the customer software group. She joined QUALCOMM Consumer Products in 1997 as vice president of business development and was appointed vice president of sales shortly thereafter. Johnson was named senior vice president of sales for QCP in April 2000 and took on the additional responsibilities of marketing for Kyocera Wireless in a transitional role after the sale of QCP to Kyocera. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies |
President |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Executive Vice President and President, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies |
Current |
| QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies |
Senior Vice President, Product Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Vice President, European Business Relations, QUALCOMM Internet Services |
Current |
| Ice.Net |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Cutthroat Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Mentors Circle |
Senior Vice President of Technology at Qualcomm |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Vice President of Technology |
Current |
| Ieee |
Fellow |
Current |
| Flarion Technologies, Inc. |
Cto |
Former |
| Flarion Technologies, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| College Park Inc. |
PH.D. |
Former |
| University of Maryland |
PH.D. |
Former |
| College Park Inc. |
Master's Degrees |
Former |
| University of Maryland |
Master's Degrees |
Former |
William Bold serves as senior vice president of government affairs for QUALCOMM Incorporated. In this capacity, Bold manages QUALCOMM's public policy agenda and its relationships with government entities and related organizations at the international, federal, state and local levels. He manages a global group covering consultants in the United States, Brazil, China, Belgium, India, France, Korea and South Africa. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Bold worked as director of public policy for the California Health Care Institute, a trade association representing California's biomedical industry and certain multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He developed the Institute's public advocacy program and was responsible for the industry's relations with federal and state public officials. Prior to that, he served as legislative director to Congresswoman Lynn Schenk (D-CA), and managed Congresswoman Schenk's legislative agenda. Bold serves on the Board of Directors of the San Pasqual Academy Foundation, the Advisory Board of the University of California San Diego's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, and Information Technology Industry Council. He is the former President of the Board of Directors of Voices for Children, a San Diego organization that supports foster children. In 2001, he was named to the "Power List" of San Diego technology leaders by the T-Sector magazine. Bold graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 with a bachelor of arts degree in political economies of industrial societies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
|
Former |
| University of California, Irvine |
Masters of Business Administration |
Former |
| University of San Diego |
Bachelor of Arts degree in economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Vice President |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Division Counsel |
Current |
| Leap Wireless International, Inc. |
senior vice president |
Former |
| University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
Juris Doctor degree in law |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
Master of Business Administration |
Former |
| United States Naval Academy |
Bachelor of Science degree |
Former |
John Batey is senior vice president and president of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. (QMT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm. QMT is commercializing mirasol™ display technology, an industry-transforming technology that combines thin film optics with MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) to create ultra-low power displays that are viewable in virtually any environment. QMT's products support Qualcomm's overall strategy of rapidly increasing the capability of mobile devices while driving down cost, size and power consumption. QMT is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with a MEMS Research and Innovation Center in San Jose, CA and operations in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Batey joined Qualcomm with the acquisition of Iridigm Display Corporation in 2004, where he was chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer. As one of the early-stage Iridigm employees, he helped to secure the first venture capital funding and led the early engineering efforts before focusing on the business side of the company. Following the acquisition, Batey served as assistant general manager of QMT until 2006 when he received his current appointment.
Batey began his professional career in 1983 as a research staff member at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center working on the physics of insulating films. In 1987 he accepted a position in IBM's newly-formed flat panel display development group. In this role, he led IBM's display process team in transferring technology from research and development into high volume production in Japan at DTI, a joint venture with Toshiba, and also helped lead the team that developed the display module for IBM's first notebook computer. He was involved in the initial volume and yield ramp of DTI's 1st generation LCD production facility, in the scale-up to 2nd generation manufacturing technology and in the early stages of the 3rd generation facility. During his tenure at IBM, Batey authored numerous publications, was awarded several patents and received a number of awards, including an Outstanding Innovation Award and an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.
In 1995, Batey left IBM to join Xerox Corporation and worked with the management team in the Electronics and Imaging Laboratory at Xerox PARC to spin-out an independent company, dpiX Incorporated. At dpiX Batey was a corporate officer and held several positions, including vice president of operations and senior vice president of engineering, and helped lead the commercialization of large area, solid-state X-ray imaging devices from laboratory-scale demos through medical product qualification and into volume production. He left dpiX to join Iridigm in 2001. Batey holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from the University of Durham, UK.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
vice president, partner |
Current |
| COMSAT Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of North Texas |
bachelor's degree in finance |
Former |
| Mercer University |
bachelor's degree in accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Vice President & General Manager, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions |
Current |
| Talk Show Marketing |
Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions' Vice President of Business Operations |
Current |
| Mindshare Strategies, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Mason Dixon Lines, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Service Transport Inc. |
|
Former |
Thomas J. Erickson is President and Chairman of the Board of the CDMA Certification Forum and co-chair of the CTIA Certification Program CDMA Working Group, which defines technical certification requirements for CDMA devices for the U.S. market. Mr. Erickson is also Vice President of Product Development in the Engineering Services Group at QUALCOMM where his efforts focus primarily on transferring CDMA technology to help the industry bring innovative products to market. Mr. Erickson has more than 20 years experience developing and implementing test solutions for products ranging from CDMA handsets to cryogenic launch vehicles. He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Vice President of Product Development |
Current |
| Cdma Certification Forum, Inc. |
President and Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Vice President of Information Technology |
Current |
| Dakota Capital |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Techventurescapital.Com |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Gateway Computers |
Chief Architect |
Former |
| Gateway Company |
Chief Architect and Vice President |
Former |
| eBay Inc. |
CTO |
Former |
| eBay Inc. |
Vice President, Architecture and Technology Strategy |
Former |
| Gateway Computers |
Vice President of Global Architecture, Security and Strategic Vendor Relations |
Former |
| Seer Technologies |
Senior Executive |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
Led the Firm's Vendor Alliances Program for Software |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina |
BA |
Former |
Bill Davidson is senior vice president of global marketing and investor relations for Qualcomm Incorporated. In this role, Davidson provides leadership for Qualcomm's marketing and public relations efforts worldwide and is the primary liaison with the investment community and Qualcomm shareholders. Previously, Davidson served as vice president of carrier relations for Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS). He worked closely with wireless service providers throughout the world to establish business opportunities based on Qualcomm's wireless data technology and service offerings.
Prior to joining Qualcomm in 2002, Davidson served as senior vice president of corporate affairs and carrier relations at Aether Systems, where he acted as a liaison between the company and wireless carriers, negotiated network carrier contracts and formed joint marketing agreements. While with Aether Systems, Davidson worked closely with financial and industry analysts, and was the principal company spokesperson for investor conferences and analyst briefings.
Davidson has more than 20 years of experience in technical sales, marketing and general management roles in the telecommunications industry. He spent 13 years at Bell Atlantic that included substantial experience within the wireline business at New Jersey Bell, as well as serving subsequently as vice president of wireless data sales and marketing for Bell Atlantic Mobile. Davidson's experience also included serving as vice president of commercial sales operations for GE Capital's telecommunications financial services division.
He has served as secretary of the board of the Wireless Data Forum and as a member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the Wireless Internet Caucus within the Cellular Telephone Industry Association. In addition to being regularly quoted as an expert in industry publications, Davidson has appeared on CNBC's “The Edge” and “The Weekly Business Report” for PBS. Davidson also has been a guest speaker at Boston University, Harvard University and The Wharton School of Business.
James Lederer serves as Executive Vice President of Qualcomm and General Manager of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), the world's largest provider of wireless chipsets and software solutions. As EVP and GM, Lederer is responsible for broad oversight of QCT's ongoing operations and maintains direct oversight of the division's finance and accounting organizations. In addition, he is a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee.
Lederer joined the Company in 1997 as a senior manager in Qualcomm's Corporate Strategic Finance Group, bringing 15 years of business and financial experience to the job. Quickly advancing within the organization, Lederer joined Qualcomm's largest division, QCT, in 1999. He was promoted to vice president in 2001, assuming responsibility for the worldwide QCT finance organization. Prior to taking on a role as EVP of business planning and finance, he served for three years as senior vice president on QCT's senior management team, playing a key role in the growth of the division during this time. Lederer earned the additional role of GM of QCT in 2009.
Lederer's earlier career includes a seven-year stint at General Motors where he was responsible for the worldwide financial analysis and corporate reporting of a $1.8 billion division. Immediately prior to joining the Qualcomm team, he spent four years at Motorola, working with multiple business units and manufacturing facilities and as finance manager within the company's cellular products division.
Lederer has been active in coaching community youth athletics and volunteer church activities for more than 25 years. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance and a master's degree in business administration, both awarded by the State University of New York at Buffalo.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| University of California, San Diego |
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering |
Current |
| Ideas and Training |
Engineer |
Current |
| Sanford Consortium |
Co-Chair |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| UCSD-CONNECT |
Director |
Current |
| Linkabit |
CEO |
Former |
| Linkabit |
President |
Former |
| Linkabit |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Linkabit |
Chairman |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
M.S. |
Former |
| Cornell University |
B.E.E. degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Director of Real Estate and Facilities |
Current |
| Community Catalysts |
Director |
Current |
| The Dress |
President of the Board |
Former |
| Silver Gate Yacht Club |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mecca for Games |
Senior Director, Gaming Group, Qualcomm |
Current |
| Igf Mobile |
Senior Director, Gaming Group, Qualcomm |
Current |
| Floodgate Entertainment, LLC |
Senior Director, Gaming Group |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Director, Product Management |
Current |
| Game Developers Conference |
Senior Director, Brew Gaming Group, Qualcomm |
Current |
| Trymedia Systems, Inc. |
Director, Gaming Group, Qualcomm Internet Services |
Current |
| Game Developers Conference |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trymedia Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Games & Mobile Forum |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gaming Group, LLC. |
Founder |
Former |
| The Accolade |
|
Former |
| San Diego Software Industry Council |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
Master of Business Administration |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Computer |
Former |
| University of California |
BA In Computer Science |
Former |
| University of California, San Diego |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Senior Director |
Current |
| Iwireless World |
Senior Director of Business Development for Qualcomm Incorporated |
Current |
| San Diego Software Industry Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Celluride Wireless Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Los Angeles Opera |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| TCW Group |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club |
Owner |
Current |
| Los Angeles Opera |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Performing Arts Center |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TCW Group |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Americans for Generational Equity |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TCW Group |
President |
Former |
| SunAmerica Inc. |
President |
Former |
| The Henley Group |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Former |
| The Henley Group |
Managing Director |
Former |
| California Institute of Technology |
Trustee |
Former |
| SunAmerica Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Columbia University Law School |
J.D. Degree |
Former |
| Columbia University |
J.D. degree |
Former |
| Columbia University |
MA |
Former |
| Pennsylvania, Inc. |
BA |
Former |
| Dickinson College |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
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