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10 Qualcomm executives
These ten Qualcomm executives hold or have held chief executive, chief technology, president, executive vice president and senior vice president titles at the company. A reader can learn how its leaders approach technology planning, licensing, manufacturing, finance and regional business.
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01—10Alex Rogers
LinkedInExperience: President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing and Global Affairs · Qualcomm
President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing and Global Affairs at Qualcomm since 2016. His profile says his primary responsibilities include overseeing the strategic direction of the QTL business unit and ensuring continued growth and monetization of the unit's licensing. He was Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel at Qualcomm from 2001 to 2016.
Baaziz Achour
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Qualcomm
Chief Technology Officer of Qualcomm since 2025, a role his profile lists at the C-Level in the Engineering and Technical department, with a headline that reads Chief Technology Officer, Qualcomm. He was SVP Engineering at Qualcomm from 2006 to 2025, in San Diego, California.
Christopher Patrick
LinkedInExperience: SVP and General Manager · Qualcomm
SVP and General Manager at Qualcomm in San Diego, California since 2019; his profile headline describes the role as SVP and General Manager of Handsets, and the profile lists it at the C-Level in General Management. His profile also lists SVP of Engineering at Qualcomm, dated 1996 to 2022.
Cristiano R. Amon
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Executive Officer · Qualcomm
President and Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm since July 2021; his profile lists this current role at the C-Level in the company's General Management department, where the profile counts five years and one month in the role. His profile activity also includes an August 2026 repost of a post about innovation.
Durga Malladi
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President · Qualcomm
Executive Vice President at Qualcomm since 2025 and Senior Vice President & General Manager since 2018; his profile headline describes him as EVP & GM for Technology Planning, Edge Solutions & Data Center and says he is responsible for technology and IP planning. He was Senior Vice President, Engineering (2016–2018) and Vice President, Engineering (2012–2016).
Jeffery Torrance
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and General Manager Connected Smart Systems · Qualcomm
Senior Vice President and General Manager Connected Smart Systems at Qualcomm since 2022. He was Senior Vice President Product Management at Qualcomm (2020–2022) and VP Business Development (2015–2020), and Vice President Investor Relations (& Corporate Development) at CSR (2011–2015).
Kevin O'Buckley
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Manufacturing and Technology · Qualcomm
EVP, Manufacturing and Technology at Qualcomm since 2026; his profile describes being part of Qualcomm's manufacturing, operations and technology teams. He was SVP and GM, Intel Foundry at Intel (2024–2026), SVP at Marvell Technology (2019–2024) and GM and Chief Executive at Avera Semiconductor (2018–2019).
Neil Martin
LinkedInExperience: SVP Finance & Chief Accounting Officer · Qualcomm
Former SVP Finance & Chief Accounting Officer at Qualcomm (2022–2025) and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development there since 2025. He was Senior Vice President Finance in 2022 and SVP & Treasurer (2019–2022); his profile describes finance experience spanning financial planning and analysis, strategic investments and operational finance.
Wassim Chourbaji
LinkedInExperience: SVP & President Qualcomm Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) · Qualcomm
SVP & President Qualcomm Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) at Qualcomm since 2026; his profile says the role focuses on accelerating the deployment of next-generation technologies across industries and building strategic partnerships. He was President, Qualcomm MEA & SVP, Government Affairs EMEA (2024–2026) and Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy EMEA (2018–2024).
Will Wyatt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Mobile Division Finance Lead · Qualcomm
Senior Vice President & Mobile Division Finance Lead at Qualcomm since 2019; his profile headline describes him as CFO and SVP of Qualcomm's Chip Division (Mobile, Compute, XR, Voice and Music, Infra) and says the role is responsible for the overall financials. He was Mobile Division Controller (2016–2019) and Vice President Finance (2012–2019) at Qualcomm.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does the company decide which new chip markets to enter and how much to invest in them?
- 02How do licensing and product businesses coordinate on technology roadmaps and customer relationships?
- 03What does a division finance leader track most closely when a product line is scaling?
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