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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Senior Management Appointments and Promotions
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 24 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced the
promotions of Kanwalinder Singh and Dr. Sung W. (S.W.) Kim to the positions of
senior vice president of QUALCOMM, William Bold to the position of senior vice
president of government affairs, Jeff Belk to the post of QUALCOMM senior vice
president for strategy and market development, and Bill Davidson to QUALCOMM
vice president of global marketing and investor relations. Singh and Kim
continue as presidents of QUALCOMM India Ltd. and QUALCOMM Korea Ltd.,
respectively.
As president of QUALCOMM India, Singh continues to lead QUALCOMM's
significant ongoing business initiatives in India and the SAARC countries,
including the Company's support for these markets' transition from 2G wireless
to 3G CDMA-based services. Similarly, Dr. Kim continues, as president of
QUALCOMM Korea, to oversee business development and strategic initiatives for
the Korean market to further accelerate advanced 3G CDMA wireless services and
applications for Korea and the global market. As senior vice president of
government affairs, Bold will continue to manage the Company's public policy
agenda and its relationships with government entities and related
organizations at the international, federal, state and local levels in order
to support the acceleration of 3G wireless telecommunications services around
the globe.
Belk, who previously managed QUALCOMM's global marketing efforts, will, in
his new role, be responsible for the formulation of a set of company- and
industry-wide programs and initiatives designed to enhance QUALCOMM's
partnerships in the wireless industry and beyond, and to help drive the
adoption of the Company's products and technical innovations. Davidson will
continue in his investor relations responsibilities and will now also be
responsible for leadership of QUALCOMM's marketing and public relations
efforts.
"I want to congratulate Kanwalinder, S.W., Bill Bold, Jeff and Bill
Davidson on these well-deserved promotions and appointments," said Steve
Altman, QUALCOMM president. "These executives are vital members of the
management team, working to drive the growth of next-generation wireless
globally; these changes demonstrate and further solidify the strength of our
Company's leadership team."
Executive Backgrounds:
Singh has more than 20 years of telecommunications industry experience
and joined QUALCOMM in September 2004. Prior to joining QUALCOMM,
Singh was the chief technical officer of Lucent Technologies India
Ltd., where he helped Lucent create a strong presence in the Indian
telecom market. He also held high-level technical and managerial
positions in Bell Laboratories and product units at AT&T and Lucent
Technologies in New Jersey, United States. Singh holds a master of
science degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University,
bachelor of science degree in electronics and electrical communication
from Punjab Engineering College, and attended an executive development
program at Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kim joined QUALCOMM in 1998 with more than 10 years of successful
management experience with Korean companies and has brought to the
position a broad range of operations, business development, marketing,
and research and development experience. Prior to joining QUALCOMM,
Dr. Kim served as managing director of LG Electronics Inc. in Seoul.
Additionally, Dr. Kim served as managing director of Zenith Electronics
Corp.'s Network Systems Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of LG
Electronics, based in Chicago. Dr. Kim holds a bachelor's of science
in mathematics from Seoul National University and a master's of science
in computer science, a master's in business administration and a Ph.D.
in management information system from the University of Minnesota.
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 industry
relations with federal and state public officials. Prior to that, Bold
served as legislative director to Congresswoman Lynn Schenk (D-CA), and
managed the Congresswoman's entire legislative agenda. Bold graduated
from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 with a bachelor of
arts degree in political economies of industrial societies.
Belk, a 23-year tech industry veteran, joined QUALCOMM in early 1994,
and worked in business development roles prior to being named to lead
marketing for QUALCOMM's handset division. In 1998 his role expanded
to include overall responsibility for corporate marketing and
communications as vice president of marketing for QUALCOMM. In
1999-2000, Belk served as senior vice president and general manager of
QUALCOMM Eudora Products, QUALCOMM's award-winning email product line,
prior to returning as senior vice president of marketing in Fall 2000.
Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Belk spent nearly 11 years in the PC
industry in sales, distribution, product/marketing management and
international positions. Belk holds a bachelors of arts degree in
economics from University of California San Diego, and masters of
business administration from University of California Irvine.
Davidson joined QUALCOMM in 2002 as vice president of carrier relations
for QUALCOMM Internet Services. Prior to QUALCOMM, he served as senior
vice president of corporate affairs and carrier relations at Aether
Systems. 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.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2006 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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