Intel Announces New Senior Leadership Team
Intel Corporation has named several senior executives to new leadership roles as part of its strategy to strengthen its core product business, advance its foundry operations, and build a stronger engineering culture. The company announced that Kevork Kechichian has joined as executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group, where he will lead Intel’s data center business across cloud and enterprise. He brings over 30 years of experience from Arm, NXP Semiconductors, and Qualcomm.
Jim Johnson has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group after serving on an interim basis. Johnson, a 40-year veteran at Intel, has held numerous engineering and leadership roles across the company.
Intel also established a Central Engineering Group led by Srini Iyengar, senior vice president and Fellow. He will oversee horizontal engineering functions and lead the development of a new custom silicon business. Iyengar joined Intel in June from Cadence Design Systems, where he led global silicon engineering.
Naga Chandrasekaran, executive vice president and chief technology and operations officer of Intel Foundry, will expand his role to include Foundry Services. This move integrates technology development, manufacturing, and go-to-market functions under one leadership structure. Chandrasekaran joined Intel in 2024 from Micron and brings extensive experience in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D.
The company also confirmed the upcoming departure of Michelle Johnston Holthaus, chief executive of Intel Products, after more than three decades at Intel. She will remain as a strategic advisor for a transition period. Holthaus has held senior roles including interim co-CEO, executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, and chief revenue officer.
Kechichian, Johnson, and Iyengar will report directly to Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, while Chandrasekaran continues to report to him.
