Cristiano Amon

Cristiano R. Amon (born June 21, 1970) is an electronics engineer and the CEO of Qualcomm in San Diego.[1][2]

Cristiano Amon (2012)

Cristiano Amon grew up in Brazil. He studied electrical engineering at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Sao Paulo. His professional career included work for NEC, Ericsson and Vésper SA, a mobile telecom service provider in Brazil, where he acted as Chief Technology Officer. He joined Qualcomm in 1995 as an engineer. During the following years, he assumed management positions in various fields. From 2018, he was in charge of the semiconductor business of the company, followed by tasks in strategic planning and integration of acquired companies.[3] In June 2021, he was promoted to the top position as CEO of the entire company.[4][5] His predecessors were Irwin M. Jacobs (co-founder), Paul E. Jacobs and Steven Mollenkopf. A first challenge for him in his new position was to alleviate the shortage of integrated circuits for the customers of Qualcomm.[1][6] Amon indicated his goals to expand in the fields around augmented reality, virtual reality and automotive technology.[7]

Affiliations

2022: Chairman Semiconductor Industry Association.[8]

Honors

References
  1. Patrick McGee: Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon: You have to bet the company. Financial Times (ft.com), 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022
  2. Business Leaders: Cristiano Amon. marketscreener.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. Speaker Cristiano Amon. IAA Mobility. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. Aaron Pressman: Who is Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm’s new CEO? Fortune, 6 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. Leadership: Cristiano Amon. qualcomm.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022
  6. A new CEO scambles to cope with the global chip crisis. Wall Street Journal, 8 October 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. Wade Tyler Millward: CES 2022: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon’s 10 Boldest Statements. crn.com, 5 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. Cristiano Amon Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association. marketscreener.com, 18. November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022
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