IDCC - Leadership updates

NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: NAPCO Security Technologies Inc. (NASD: NSSC) will replace Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 13. An investor group comprised of MW Group and funds affiliated with DivcoWest and Blackstone Real Estate is acquiring Alexander & Baldwin in a deal that is expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.The following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 will take effect before the market opens on M

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile, video, and AI technology research and development company, today announced that Julia C. Mattis has been appointed as the company's new Chief Licensing Officer, reporting to Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. Julia joined InterDigital in 2010 and has worked in several senior positions across the licensing team including Chief Licensing Counsel, Head of Smartphone Licensing, and, most recently, Interim Chief Licensing Officer. "Throughout her time at InterDigital, Julia has been a key part of our licensing success, overseeing many of our largest licenses and hel

WILMINGTON, Del., March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, applauded the appointment of Xiaofei Wang to serve as Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Standing Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML). Xiaofei previously served as Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Topic Interest Group on AIML. IEEE 802.11 is the working group dedicated to standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN). The Working Group recently approved the creation of an AIML Standing Committee dedicated to reviewing and describing use cases for AIML in IEEE 802.11 based Wi-Fi systems, investigating and analyzing applica

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, today announced that Ken Kaskoun has been appointed as the company's Chief Growth Officer, reporting to Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. An engineer and lawyer by background and an experienced inventor, Ken joins from SomaLogic, a life sciences company, where he was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. "Ken's experience in the development of long-term growth strategies for technology research and licensing companies makes him an excellent fit as InterDigital's Chief Growth Officer

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced the election of Dr. Alain Mourad, Head of Wireless Lab Europe, to serve on the ETSI Board for the 2024-2026 mandate. ETSI is a European Standards Organization and the regional standards body responsible for telecommunications, broadcasting and other electronic communications networks and services. As a global organization, ETSI provides its more than 900 members with an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment to support the timely development, ratification, and testing of globally applicable standards for wireless systems, a

WILMINGTON, Del., April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that Skip Maloney has been appointed as the company's new Chief People Officer, reporting to Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. Skip has over 25 years of industry experience and joins InterDigital from Aspen Technology, a Nasdaq-listed provider of asset optimization software, where he served as the Chief Human Resource Officer since 2018. "Our people are our most important asset, and I am excited by the role that Skip will play in enabling the further growth and development of our workforce,"

WILMINGTON, Del., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, applauded the appointment of Xiaofei Wang to serve as Chair of the Topic Interest Group for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) in IEEE 802.11, the IEEE working group dedicated to standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN). The IEEE 802.11 AIML TIG is responsible for identifying and exploring potential use cases for AIML for Wi-Fi and will specifically describe AIML use cases applicable in 802.11 Wi-Fi systems. In addition, the topic interest group will investigate the technical feasibility of features that enable supp

WILMINGTON, Del., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that it has appointed industry veteran, Dr. Rajesh Pankaj as its new Chief Technology Officer effective July 5, 2022.   Concurrently, Dr. Henry Tirri will move into the role of Senior Advisor to facilitate an orderly transition. Dr. Pankaj joins InterDigital from Qualcomm where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President, Engineering and Head of Corporate R&D, managing a global team of engineers focused on Artificial Intelligence, Edge Computing and new technologies. Throughout his 25-year tenure at Qualcomm, Dr. Pan

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that Joshua D. Schmidt has been appointed as the company's new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, reporting to Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. Richard L. Gulino, who has served as InterDigital's Chief Legal Officer since January 2020 will remain as a Strategic Advisor to the company and will be retiring on December 3rd of this year. "We are delighted to announce that Josh is our new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary," commented Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive O

William J. Merritt to Retire After 25 Years at the Company Liren Chen Appointed President and CEO WILMINGTON, Del., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that William J. Merritt will retire effective April 5, 2021, after 25 years at the company and nearly 16 years as President and CEO. Mr. Merritt will also step down from the company’s Board of Directors. InterDigital announced the appointment of industry veteran Liren Chen as the company’s next President and CEO effective April 5, 2021. Mr. Chen will also be appointed to the InterDigital Board as a director. Mr. Merritt has ag