Intel has promoted 30-year veteran Brian Krzanich to the role of chief executive, as the world’s largest chipmaker by sales navigates a post-PC world dominated by smartphones and other mobile devices.
The Silicon Valley company’s chief operating officer will succeed Paul Otellini at this month’s annual meeting, becoming only the sixth person to lead Intel in its 45-year history.
The chipmaker broke with tradition when it appointed Mr Otellini as its first non-engineer in the top job. However, Mr Krzanich is steeped in Intel’s core manufacturing operations, having joined in 1982 as an engineer and risen to manage one of its “fabs”, the fabrication plants that produce its processors from silicon wafers.