Qualcomm Names Dr. Baaziz Achour as Chief Technology Officer and Announces Retirement of Dr. James Thompson
Position
Chief Technology Officer
Company
Qualcomm
San DiegoOtherManufacturingHardwareMobileWirelessDescription
Qualcomm Incorporated announced the appointment of Dr. Baaziz Achour to the role of Chief Technology Officer, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and the retirement of Dr. James Thompson, each effective February 3, 2025
Quick answer
Qualcomm Names Dr. Baaziz Achour as Chief Technology Officer and Announces Retirement of Dr. James Thompson (December 12, 2024). Qualcomm is based in San Diego, California, United States.
- What did Qualcomm announce on December 12, 2024?
- Qualcomm Incorporated announced the appointment of Dr. Baaziz Achour to the role of Chief Technology Officer, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and the retirement of Dr. James Thompson, each effective February 3, 2025
- What does Qualcomm do?
- Qualcomm is the world's leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G.
- Where is Qualcomm based?
- Qualcomm is based in San Diego, California, United States.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Franklin Wireless (January 5, 2025), Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (January 14, 2025), MTN (January 21, 2025) and Elisa Polystar (December 16, 2024) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Qualcomm.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Hardware and Mobile
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Franklin Wireless Corp. Appoints Reid Granados as Interim Chief Financial Officer (January 5, 2025)
- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Turnaround Specialist as New Chief Executive (January 14, 2025)
- Bayobab Group Appoints Mazen Mroué as CEO of MTN Digital Infrastructure, Sets Focus on Growth and Profitability (January 21, 2025)
- Steve Preston Appointed CEO of Elisa Polystar and Member of Elisa International Digital Service's (IDS) Leadership Team (December 16, 2024)
- OSI Systems Appoints Ajay Mehra as President and CEO, Succeeding Deepak Chopra (December 5, 2024)
- Xplore Inc. Appoints Brent Johnston as Chief Executive Officer and Promotes Geoff Lowe to President & Chief Financial Officer (December 2, 2024)
Who to call at Qualcomm, and when
A new leader at Qualcomm brings new priorities and often new vendors. The first weeks are when they listen.
- An alert the day Qualcomm raises, hires an executive or expands, scored against what you sell
- The decision-makers there, with verified emails
- Who you already know at Qualcomm, from your own LinkedIn network
Works inside ChatGPT and Claude. Ask who to call at Qualcomm. With Fundz connected, it knows.
AI made execution free. Knowing first is the whole game now.
Fundz sees it the moment Qualcomm changes its leadership, hires an exec or expands, usually minutes after it happens, and tells you who to reach.
Related People
Qualcomm changed its leadership. Fundz had it the day it was filed, with the decision-maker at the company attached.
145 of these a day, filtered to the companies you pick, with the decision-maker attached.
5 screens from a live account. No signup.