Jonathan Rubinstein more popularly known as Jon Rubinstein is a pretty famous name in the tech industry and famous for heading the iPod project at Apple. He later left Apple to join Palm and was later appointed as CEO. He subsequently joined HP after HP’s much criticized acquisition of Palm. Rubinstein was the person behind webOS which ran on handsets like the Palm Pre and HP Veer and even the TouchPad tablet. He quit HP in January 2012.
Jon seems to be a good addition to Qualcomm considering he’s been in the technology industry for over 30 years although it is not likely he will be actively involved in the day to day affairs of the company. Wallstreet might like the move though.
Here is what Qualcomm had to say about the appointment.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Jon as a member of Qualcomm’s Board of Directors,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs , chairman and chief executive officer of Qualcomm. “His experience in creating revolutionary consumer electronics and mobile products will provide added insight to Qualcomm’s board as we continue to expand the scope and impact of wireless products and technology, improving and enhancing people’s lives around the world.”
Interestingly Rubinstein was appointed to Amazon’s board in 2010 and it is not clear if he still holds that position.