Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Qualcomm Appoints New VP and President

Qualcomm Incorporated, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, announced its appointment of John Stefanac as vice president and president of Qualcomm Southeast Asia/Pacific. In this role, Stefanac will oversee the execution of Qualcomm's market strategies and manage the company's business operations throughout the region.

According to Jing Wang, executive vice president of Qualcomm Asia Pacific and Middle East/Africa, southeast Asia/Pacific is among the world's most dynamic 3G service markets.

Stefanac has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and information technologies industries. Before in Qualcomm, he joins Nokia Siemens Networks as vice president and general manager of Asia/Pacific.

Previously, he served as vice president of sales and business development Asia/Pacific for Flextronics Network Services in Singapore. Stefanac also spent more than 10 years in leadership positions at Lucent Technologies/AT&T in Australia and Singapore, managing the company's in-country sales of optical networking equipment, wireless and broadband systems and software products to service providers.

Stefanac earned a Master's of Business Administration from Henley School of Management (UK).