QUALCOMM Names Sanjay Jha Chief Operating Officer; Former Sprint Exec Len Lauer Joins Company

QUALCOMM Names Sanjay Jha Chief Operating Officer; Former Sprint Exec Len Lauer Joins Company

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced that, effective immediately, Dr. Sanjay K. Jha has been named chief operating officer and industry veteran Len J. Lauer has joined QUALCOMM as a corporate executive vice president and as group president overseeing key divisions. As COO, Jha will now oversee Corporate Research and Development and QUALCOMM Flarion Technologies (QFT), in addition to continuing as president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT). Prior to being named COO, Jha was a Company executive vice president. As group president, Lauer will oversee QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions, QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, QUALCOMM Government Technologies and the Company’s mobile TV subsidiary, MediaFLO USA. Lauer reports to QUALCOMM president Steven R. Altman.

“Sanjay’s technical expertise and many years of outstanding operational leadership of the chip business make him ideally suited for this new role,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, QUALCOMM chief executive officer. “Closely aligning current and future technology development activities under Sanjay among QCT, Corporate R&D and QFT will further strengthen QUALCOMM’s ability to continue to expand its business and deliver innovations and product solutions to market for the long-term future of wireless in an increasingly converged business landscape.”

In addition to leading the world’s largest fabless semiconductor business, Jha’s 10-plus years of contributions at QUALCOMM include key engineering roles and the formation of QUALCOMM Technologies & Ventures. As COO, Jha will enhance the collective ability of the management team to work in closer alignment on innovations that will be fully realized in the market as leading-edge wireless solutions for the Company’s customers and partners.

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