Renée James will be stepping down as President of Intel to pursue an external CEO role, effective January 2016.
Intel also announced a number of other executive changes.
- Arvind Sodhani, President of Intel Capital, will retire in January after a distinguished 35-year career with the company. President of Mergers and Acquisitions Wendell Brooks will take an expanded role to also become President of Intel Capital. Merging these teams under one leader will allow clear focus across all investment opportunities for Intel.
- On July 1, the Intel Security organization – formerly the independent McAfee division – was formally integrated into Intel operations under the leadership of General Manager Chris Young. This integration will deliver better technologies for our customers and more effective operations that enable Intel Security to advance the state of security across the industry.
- Intel Communication and Devices Group General Manager Aicha Evans has been elevated to the company’s Management Committee, reflecting the leadership role she plays across Intel’s business and the importance of communication and mobility to the company’s growth strategy and product portfolio.
- Josh Walden, General Manager of Intel’s New Technology Group, now leads all product and research teams that create and deploy new technology categories, such as interactive computing devices, perceptual computing and wearable devices.
- Intel executives Hermann Eul and Mike Bell will leave the company after a transition period.
