Streamlining the company’s leadership structure and marking his first major move since taking the helm last month, Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan is placing key chipmaking groups under his direct supervision. In a company-wide memo, Tan outlined a flattening of the corporate hierarchy intended to accelerate decision-making and sharpen Intel’s focus on engineering and innovation.
Intel’s data centre and AI chip group, along with its personal computing chip division, will now report directly to Tan. Michelle Johnston Holthaus, previously overseeing these groups, will remain CEO of Intel Products, with her responsibilities set to evolve.
As part of the overhaul, Intel has also promoted Sachin Katti, the current head of networking chips, to the role of Chief Technology and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Katti, who is also a professor at Stanford University, will now be responsible for driving the company’s AI roadmap, Intel Labs, and external developer and startup engagement. He replaces Greg Lavender, who is retiring.
“I want to roll up my sleeves with the engineering and product teams so I can learn what’s needed to strengthen our solutions,” Tan wrote in the memo. “It’s clear to me that organisational complexity and bureaucratic processes have been slowly suffocating the culture of innovation we need to win.”
Tan wants to make Intel a leaner, more engineering-focused firm. Three of the company’s top technical leaders—Rob Bruckner, Mike Hurley, and Lisa Pearce—will now report directly to him. The changes are aimed at accelerating innovation and simplifying the decision-making pipeline.
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