Rajen Vagadia moves to global position; Savi Soin named new Qualcomm India president

Rajen Vagadia was appointed as the new country manager of Qualcomm India, in 2018.

Rajen Vagadia has reportedly quit his position as Qualcomm's president of the SAARC and India operations to accept a position in a global capacity. According to those with knowledge of the situation, he is presently stationed in San Diego, California, stated an ET article.

The report added that, according to additional sources, Qualcomm has named Savi Soin as the next head of its operations in India. He was the San Diego-based senior vice president of strategy and commercial development up until recently.

Having worked in the telecom sector for more than 30 years, Vagadia has a wide range of experience in supply-chain management, production, business development, and sales. He began working at Qualcomm in 2011, and during that time he has been instrumental in advancing chances for related in-country business as well as promoting LTE expansion for India.

Rajen Vagadia was appointed as the country manager of Qualcomm India, in 2018.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Vagadia had local and regional executive-level positions in business development and outsourcing at Motorola, Tata Teleservices Ltd, Elcoteq, and Reliance Infocomm Ltd. He has worked for contract manufacturers, carriers, OEMs, and ODMs that are based in India. Early in his career, he started his own business and supplied telecom equipment to the Indian and SAARC markets.

Newly appointed country manager, Soin, began working with Qualcomm as a financial manager in 1999 and remained there until 2005. Later on, he changed jobs and became the vice president and general manager of Kyocera Wireless Corp. He re-joined Qualcomm in 2006 and has subsequently held a number of positions inside the organisation.