Qualcomm Names Kevin O’Buckley As Executive Vice President, Global Operations And Supply Chain
By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the appointment of Kevin O’Buckley to the position of executive vice president of Global Operations and Supply Chain, Cyber Era NG learns.
We gather that in this role, O’Buckley will lead Qualcomm’s global semiconductor operations across manufacturing engineering, foundry and supplier partnerships, supply chain, and procurement. His appointment is effective March 2, 2026 and he will report directly to executive vice president, CFO and COO of Qualcomm Incorporated Akash Palkhiwala.
“Kevin brings deep operational expertise, proven commercial leadership, and decades of experience scaling complex semiconductor operations and delivering custom silicon products across data center and edge devices,” said Palkhiwala. “His leadership will further strengthen our global operations as we continue to deliver industry-leading products with high-performance, low-power computing, AI and connectivity at scale.”
O’Buckley joins Qualcomm from Intel, where he most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services, leading a global foundry organization and driving execution across advanced packaging, process technology, and global supplier partnerships. With three decades of leadership experience across Intel, IBM, GlobalFoundries, and Marvell, O’Buckley brings deep technical expertise, operational leadership, and a strong commercial perspective, with a proven track record of leading transformation in complex engineering and supply chain environments.
