
Cristiano Amon
Qualcomm Inc.
Cristiano Amon serves as president of Qualcomm Incorporated and is a member of the
Qualcomm’s executive committee. In this role, he is responsible for Qualcomm’s
semiconductor business (QCT), which includes Mobile Handsets, RF Front End, Automotive
and IoT, and the Company’s global operations.
As President of Qualcomm, Amon has steered development of a leading and differentiated
product roadmap, spearheaded Qualcomm’s 5G strategy as well as its acceleration and
global roll out and driven the expansion and diversification of the business to serve multiple
industries. Amon has also overseen the successful execution of M&A to augment
Qualcomm’s capabilities and accelerate growth in key areas, including RF Front End,
Connectivity and Networking.
Before assuming his current role, Amon served as president of QCT. Prior to that, he held
several technical and business leadership positions, including overall responsibility for
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms. Amon joined Qualcomm in 1995 as an engineer.
Amon has also served as the chief technical officer of Vésper, a wireless operator in Brazil
and held positions at NEC, Ericsson and Velocom Inc.
Amon holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and an honorary doctorate from
UNICAMP – Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He is the Co-Chair of
the Council for IoT at the World Economic Forum’s Center for 4th Industrial Revolution
(C4IR).
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