September 8, 2025. Intel Corporation today announced a series of senior leadership appointments that support the company’s strategy to strengthen its core business, build a trusted foundry and foster a culture of engineering across the organization.
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Kevork Kechichian has joined Intel as executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group (DCG). In this role, he will lead Intel’s cloud and enterprise data center business, including the Intel Xeon processor family.
Kechichian brings more than 30 years of industry experience and joins Intel from Arm, where he most recently served as executive vice president of engineering. At Arm, he led technology development with ecosystem partners and led the company’s transition from IP licensing to full-stack solution delivery. Previously, he held engineering leadership positions at NXP Semiconductors and Qualcomm.
“Kevork Kechichian brings a strong combination of strategic vision, technical expertise and operational discipline that will help us capitalize on growth opportunities across the data center market,” said Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel.
Jim Johnson has been named senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Client Computing Group (CCG), following his successful interim tenure in this position. He will lead Intel’s efforts to deliver innovative computing solutions and drive growth in the global PC and edge ecosystem.
Jim Johnson has been with Intel for 40 years and has held various engineering and management positions, including in the Technology and Manufacturing Group, the Networking and Communications Group, and as general manager of several global business units and manufacturing facilities.
“Jim’s consistent leadership and trusted relationships across the computing industry are driving continued progress in our client business as we prepare to launch a new generation of products,” said Tan.
Intel is also creating a new Central Engineering Group led by Srinivasan (Srini) Iyengar, Senior Vice President and Fellow. In his expanded role, Iyengar will lead horizontal engineering functions and build a new custom silicon business to serve a broad range of external customers.
Iyengar joined Intel in June from Cadence Design Systems, where he led Global Silicon Engineering. He has deep technical expertise in custom silicon product development and has worked closely with hyperscale data center customers to optimize solutions for critical workloads.
“With Srini leading Central Engineering, we are aligning innovation and execution even more closely with our customers’ needs,” said Tan.
“We are fully focused on delivering world-class products and empowering our engineering teams to move faster and excel. Kevork, Jim and Srini are exceptional leaders whose deep technical expertise and industry contacts will be instrumental in building the new Intel.”
Kechichian, Johnson and Iyengar will report directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
Naga Chandrasekaran, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Intel Foundry, will expand his responsibilities to include Foundry Services. This will create a more integrated structure spanning technology development, manufacturing and go-to-market to better serve customers. Intel consolidated technology development and manufacturing under Chandrasekaran’s leadership earlier this year.
Chandrasekaran joined Intel in 2024 from Micron, where he was senior vice president of technology development. He brings decades of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and research and development.
“Naga’s strong leadership skills combined with a more integrated foundry operating model will help us improve the quality of execution, collaboration and customer service across our foundry business,” said Tan.
Chandrasekaran will continue to report to Tan. Kevin O’Buckley will remain senior vice president and general manager of Foundry Services, reporting to Chandrasekaran.
In addition, Intel announced that Michelle Johnston Holthaus, chief executive of Intel Products, will leave the company after more than three decades. Holthaus has held numerous leadership positions, including interim co-CEO, executive vice president and general manager of CCG, and chief revenue officer. She will remain as a strategic advisor in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.
“Over the course of her impressive career, Michelle has transformed key business units, built high-performing teams and championed customer satisfaction,” said Tan. “She has made a lasting impact on our company and inspired many of us with her leadership. We are very grateful to Michelle for all she has done for Intel and wish her all the best.”
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