Qualcomm Appoints Warren Kneeshaw as Vice President of Investor Relations

-John Gilbert Transitions to Lead Finance Team at FLO TV Incorporated -

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced the appointment of Warren Kneeshaw to vice president of Investor Relations within the Company's global marketing & investor relations group. Warren will transition into this new role during the next couple months, at which time he will oversee the Company's investor relations program and relationships with Qualcomm's shareholders and equity analysts and the timely dissemination of information and data to these important stakeholders.

"Warren's strong finance skills, coupled with his knowledge of Qualcomm's businesses and technologies across all of our regions, will be invaluable to the investor relations team," said Bill Davidson, senior vice president of global marketing and investor relations for Qualcomm. "I am proud of the reputation that Qualcomm has built with our key stakeholders as being proactive and open in our communications and am confident that Warren will build upon and further strengthen these important relationships."

Kneeshaw joined Qualcomm in 2003 and is currently vice president of Finance within the Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) division, with finance responsibility for QTL, as well as the Global Business Development organizations.

John Gilbert will take on a new role as vice president of Finance for FLO TV Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm. Since 2007, he has led our Investor and Analyst Relations organizations. Prior to that, he was the Finance lead for Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions (now Qualcomm Enterprise Services) and held strategic business development and international finance roles within that division. As the primary finance lead for FLO TV Incorporated, Gilbert will assume responsibility for accounting, financial analysis and strategic finance functions.

"We thank John for the exceptional job he's done over the past three years and wish him all the best in his position at FLO TV. He was extremely successful in maintaining continuity with our communications to analysts and investors and our recent awards for 'Best Investor Relations' and 'Most Shareholder Friendly Company' from Institutional Investor are testament to the strong team John has developed and led," Davidson said.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2009 FORTUNE 500® company. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.

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    Qualcomm Contacts:
    Emily Kilpatrick, Corporate Communications
    Phone:  1-858-845-5959
    Email:  corpcomm@qualcomm.com

    John Gilbert, Investor Relations
    Phone:  1-858-658-4813
    Email:  ir@qualcomm.com

SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated

Released November 12, 2009