By Jeffrey Dastin, Stephen Nellis and Max A. Cherney
(Reuters) -Intel’s prime technique government, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, is departing the corporate, the newest change since Lip-Bu Tan took the chipmaker’s helm in March, two individuals aware of the matter informed Reuters.
Intel confirmed the departure, saying, “We’re grateful for Saf’s contributions to Intel and need him the most effective.”
Yeboah-Amankwah, who has served as Intel’s chief technique officer since 2020, is leaving on June 30, stated the 2 individuals, who spoke on situation of anonymity. Yeboah-Amankwah has overseen progress initiatives, strategic partnerships and fairness investments for Intel, amongst different obligations.
A few of Yeboah-Amankwah’s technique capabilities will now fall to Sachin Katti, whom Intel not too long ago elevated to chief know-how and AI officer. Intel Capital, the corporate’s enterprise arm, is reporting as much as Tan, stated one of many two individuals and a 3rd supply briefed on the matter.
Tan is a prolific investor and based San Francisco-based enterprise capital agency Walden Worldwide in 1987.
As Intel’s CEO, Tan thus far has flattened the semiconductor big’s management staff and brought direct oversight of its essential information middle and AI chip group, plus its personal-computer chip group. He has introduced in new engineering leaders.
He has additionally aimed to chop what he considered as Intel’s bloated, slow-moving middle-management layer.
Tan’s strikes observe years of producing challenges at Intel and misplaced alternative for cell phone and AI chips. His predecessor, Pat Gelsinger, tried an bold turnaround although he compounded a few of Intel’s issues, Reuters beforehand reported.
Intel reported an annual web loss attributable to the corporate – its first since 1986 – of $18.8 billion in 2024.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin, Stephen Nellis and Max Cherney; Enhancing by Leslie Adler)
