Intel’s chief executive officer, Pat Gelsinger, stepped down after nearly four years leading the semiconductor company, Intel announced Monday, a surprise leadership change as the chipmaker has struggled in recent months.
Mr. Gelsinger, who took the helm in 2021, also resigned from the company’s board of directors.
He will be replaced in the interim by two Intel executives, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus.
Intel recently cut 15,000 jobs, and its revenue declined more than 30 percent from 2021 through 2023.
Shares of Intel rose about 5 percent in premarket trading, before paring back some of those gains, after the company announced Mr. Gelsinger’s retirement.
Persons:
Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger, David Zinsner, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Gelsinger’s
Organizations:
Intel, Nvidia