President of Qualcomm Incorporated Derek Aberle (Derek Aberle) completes his 17-year career with the company. On Friday, August 25, it became known that he had resigned. His powers Aberle will lay down on December 31, 2017.

Commenting on his departure, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said: "On behalf of the management, I want to thank Derek for his approach, creativity, dedication and judgment that he brought to the company and wish him all the best in the future". Mollenkopf also praised the work of Aberle as head of the QTL unit, which is responsible for licensing Qualcomm technologies to other manufacturers. To date, this is one of the most profitable lines of business for an American chip maker.

"Over the past 30 years, Qualcomm has developed technologies that revolutionized the world of mobile devices and made it possible to create modern smartphones.

I am proud that I was involved in this tradition of innovation and everything we could achieve during my time in this position, "Derek Aberle summarized his work.

After Aberle leaves the company, his position will pass to Alex Rogers (Alex Rogers). He became a Qualcomm employee in 2001, but in QTL came only last year. Nevertheless, he has already managed to participate in the conclusion of important licensing agreements in China and litigations concerning intellectual property.