Intel Corp. announced a slate of senior leadership appointments as part of its strategy to strengthen core products, expand its foundry business and tighten engineering execution.
Kevork Kechichian joined Intel as executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group. He will oversee Intel’s data center portfolio, including the Xeon processor line. Kechichian brings more than three decades of semiconductor experience, most recently as executive vice president of engineering at Arm. He previously held senior roles at NXP Semiconductors and Qualcomm.
Jim Johnson was appointed senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group after serving in the role on an interim basis. A 40-year Intel veteran, Johnson led businesses and manufacturing plants across multiple divisions, including technology and manufacturing, networking and communications.
Intel also created a Central Engineering Group, to be led by Senior Vice President Srinivasan “Srini” Iyengar. He joined Intel in June from Cadence Design Systems, where he ran global silicon engineering. In his new role, Iyengar will oversee horizontal engineering functions and build a custom silicon business for external customers.
Naga Chandrasekaran, executive vice president and chief technology and operations officer of Intel Foundry, will expand his role to include Foundry Services. Intel said the move consolidates technology development, manufacturing and go-to-market functions under one structure. Chandrasekaran, who joined Intel in 2024 from Micron, will continue reporting to CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
Kechichian, Johnson and Iyengar will also report directly to Tan.