Intel Makes Organizational Changes to Strengthen Execution, Innovation in Critical Business Areas
June 22 2021 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
World-renowned technologists move into key
leadership roles to accelerate Intel’s transformation
Today, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the addition of two new
technology leaders to its executive leadership team, as well as
several changes to Intel business units. Current Intel executives
Sandra Rivera and Raja Koduri will each take on new senior
leadership roles, and technology industry veterans Nick McKeown and
Greg Lavender will join the company.
“Since re-joining Intel, I have been impressed with the depth of
talent and incredible innovation throughout the company, but we
must move faster to fulfill our ambitions,” said Gelsinger. “By
putting Sandra, Raja, Nick and Greg – with their decades of
technology expertise – at the forefront of some of our most
essential work, we will sharpen our focus and execution, accelerate
innovation, and unleash the deep well of talent across the
company.”
As part of these changes, Intel’s Data Platform Group (DPG) will
be restructured into two new business units:
- Sandra Rivera will take on a new role as executive vice
president and general manager of Datacenter and AI. Rivera will
lead this organization’s focus on developing leadership data center
products for a cloud-based world, including Intel® Xeon® and field
programmable gate array (FPGA) products. She will also drive the
company’s overall artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. Rivera has
a deep history in data center technology and a track record of
integrating Intel’s silicon and software portfolios to drive
customer value. Prior to her role serving as Intel’s chief people
officer, she led Intel’s Network Platforms Group. (Sandra Rivera’s
biography)
- Nick McKeown will join Intel full-time on July 6 as
senior vice president and general manager of a new Network and Edge
Group. This brings Intel’s Network Platforms Group, Internet of
Things Group and Connectivity Group into a single business unit
chartered to drive technology and product leadership throughout the
network to the intelligent edge. Renown in the networking
technology industry and recipient of the 2021 IEEE Alexander Graham
Bell Medal, McKeown was previously a part-time Intel Senior Fellow
who joined the company with its 2019 acquisition of Barefoot
Networks, which he co-founded. (Nick McKeown’s biography)
Intel will also create two new business units, one focused on
software and one on high performance computing (HPC) and
graphics.
- Greg Lavender has joined Intel as chief technology
officer (CTO) and senior vice president and general manager of the
new Software and Advanced Technology Group. This group will drive
Intel’s unified vision for software, ensuring it remains a powerful
competitive differentiator for the company. As CTO, Lavender will
also be responsible for driving Intel’s technical innovation and
research programs, including Intel Labs. He brings more than 35
years of experience in software and hardware product engineering
and advanced research and development to Intel, most recently
serving as senior vice president and CTO of VMware. He has also
held key leadership roles at Citigroup, Cisco and Sun Microsystems.
(Greg Lavender’s biography)
- Raja Koduri, a well-known innovator in GPU computing
technology, will lead the Accelerated Computing Systems and
Graphics Group, a newly formed business unit that will increase the
company’s focus in the key growth areas of high performance
computing and graphics. AXG is chartered with delivering HPC and
graphics solutions for integrated and discrete segments across
client, enterprise and data center. Koduri previously served as
Intel’s general manager of Architecture, Graphics and Software.
(Raja Koduri’s biography)
Rivera, McKeown, Lavender and Koduri will report directly to Pat
Gelsinger. Navin Shenoy, who has been serving as executive vice
president and general manager of the Data Platforms Group, will
assist with the transition and leave Intel on July 6. The company
is grateful to Shenoy for his 26 years of service, including his
contributions as leader of DPG, as well as his previous leadership
of the Client Computing Group and Intel Asia Pacific.
About Intel
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating
world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches
lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the
design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our
customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the
cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash
the potential of data to transform business and society for the
better. To learn more about Intel’s innovations, go to
newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
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