Steven M. Mollenkopf Title: Chief Executive Officer & Director Memberships: QUALCOMM, Inc., Global Semiconductor Alliance, Semiconductor Industry Association
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Yes, gotten very rich, undeservedly. Demonstrated that a CEO does not make a company but sure can destroy it. Especially one that was not a founder but a mercenary... In short number of years since taking over he has almost destroyed QCOM. He has mismanaged just about every possible thing: big proposed acquisitions, major customer issues and negotiations, street expectations, etc, etc. Mollenkopf is the QCOM equivalent of Carly Fiorina for HP. He will kill the company before he is fired. Unfortunately once he is fire he will still be rich so will learn no lesson and still whine incessantly about the unfairness of it all...
M's greatest blunder: assuming apple will wait for qc to release 64 bit chip
45 years old, made a bit over 100 million dollars over last five years. QC was good to him. Now owned by JANA. Has a flexible spine.