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Title: CFO Company: Sanofi Industry: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Before taking on the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sanofi, François Roger spent nearly nine years as Nestlé’ s CFO. He previously served as CFO for Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Japan, built early pharmaceutical experience at Roussel, Hoechst and Aventis, and held senior financial positions at Danone and Millicom.

Title: EVP, CFO, COO Company: Qualcomm Industry: Technology

Akash Palkhiwala serves as EVP and CFO in addition to COO at Qualcomm Incorporated. He has been CFO since 2019 and expanded to COO in 2024. He joined Qualcomm in 2001 and has held senior finance roles for the QTC semiconductor business. Akash holds an Engineering degree from India and an MBA from Maryland.

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