CRISTIANO AMON
AT : QUALCOMM
WAS : PRESIDENT NOW : CEO
With the retirement of Steven Mollenkopf after 26 years at the company , US chipmaker Qualcomm has a new hand at the tiller . Cristiano Amon has worked for the company since 1995 , and served as its President since 2018 , where he has been responsible for its semiconductor business . Amon has said that he ’ s confident Qualcomm “ is set to play a key role in the digital transformation of numerous industries as our technologies become essential to connecting everything to the cloud .” He will assume his new duties on June 30th .
PAT GELSINGER
FROM : VMWARE TO : INTEL
WAS : CEO NOW : CEO
For the first time in two years , Intel will have an engineer as CEO . Pat Gelsinger , who took on the position in February , has more than 30 years ’ experience at the US semiconductor giant . He spent the last eight years at software company VMware before announcing his return . “ I am thrilled to rejoin and lead Intel forward at this important time for the company , our industry and our nation ,” said Gelsinger in January . mobile-magazine . com 15