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Intel once dominated the semiconductor market, but has been struggling with problems for years. Now – since the beginning of the month – the CEO is no longer on board.
The head of the faltering Intel Group, Pat Gelsinger, has unexpectedly resigned. The manager left the company on December 1 and has thus resigned from the board of directors, the semiconductor giant announced in Santa Clara (US state of California).
Until a successor is found, the dual leadership of David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus will run the business at Intel. Zinsner is currently responsible for the finance department, while Holthaus will take over the management of several Intel divisions in a newly created position.
Gelsinger leaves Intel in the midst of turbulent times. The manager returned to Intel in 2021 as a reorganizer and had since tried to revamp the company with new technologies and plants while simultaneously cutting costs. According to earlier information, around 15,000 jobs, or around 15 percent of the workforce, are to be cut.
As part of the cost-cutting measures, the Group also decided last quarter to postpone the construction of a planned chip factory near Magdeburg for an estimated two years.
Intel once dominated the semiconductor market, but has been struggling with problems for years. Graphics card specialist Nvidia has conquered a leading position, particularly in the business with chips for artificial intelligence.
dpa
