Telecom Lead India: Chip major Qualcomm has appointed
Anand Chandrasekher as its chief marketing officer (CMO). He joined Qualcomm
from Intel.
Chandrasekher will oversee global marketing and external
communications.
Chandrasekher will report to Steve Mollenkopf, president
and chief operating officer of Qualcomm.
Mollenkopf said that his extensive experience in
marketing and management makes Anand well-suited to help grow Qualcomm’s communications
and marketing efforts across the world and to amplify our consumer offerings to
new audiences.
Chandrasekher has experience in strategic planning,
product development and marketing.
Before joining Qualcomm, Chandrasekher worked with Intel
as senior vice president, general manager for the Ultra Mobility Group at
Intel, with responsibility for the Intel Atom processor family.
During his 25-year tenure at Intel, Chandrasekher held a
variety of leadership roles including head of Intel’s Worldwide Sales and
Marketing Group, corporate vice president of the Mobile Platforms Group and
co-general manager for the Intel486 Processor Division.
He is best known for his pioneering efforts on the Intel
Centrino platforms.
Chandrasekher He is a board member on Cornell’s College
of Computing and Information Sciences, a member of the advisory board for
Rutberg Wireless and an advisor to startups in the mobile and wireless domain.
