About

Since joining the Chinese arm of Qualcomm, a US multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company that is the world’s largest mobile chip maker, Bin Zhao has become known in the industry for the expert handling of the company’s legal and intellectual property matters. Faced with tough antitrust regulations, like other large foreign technology companies, Zhao has been instrumental in establishing a thorough and comprehensive compliance programme capable of meeting China’s strict laws on anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-trust. As an in-house lawyer strongly involved in the company’s overall management, Zhao has been part of Qualcomm’s most recent successes. Among his significant achievements are his modification of internal controls for document management at company offices in Beijing and Shanghai, and the establishment of a multi-million dollar R&D centre in Shanghai in 2010. More recently, in November 2016, he played a significant role in the company’s agreement with Tencent for a strategic relationship that includes a joint innovation centre designed to drive advances in mobile gaming and entertainment. According to numerous sources he is extensively involved in the company’s administration, compliance operations, risk management, trade services and corporate social responsibility. He looks set to play a key role in an upcoming patent infringement claim that the company has brought against Meizu, with the aim of recovering over CNY 520m in compensation.