Intel Appoints Justin Hotard as EVP and General Manager of Data Center and AI Group
Intel has appointed Justin Hotard as the new executive vice president and general manager of its data center and AI group. Hotard was previously responsible for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's high-performance computing, AI and labs businesses. He will take over the role from Intel veteran Sandra Rivera, who will now head the programmable solutions business. The data center unit is crucial to Intel's turnaround plans under CEO Pat Gelsinger as it aims to regain chip industry leadership.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Intel has appointed Justin Hotard as the new Executive Vice President and General Manager
00:06 of its Data Center and AI group. Hotard was previously responsible for Hewlett Packard
00:11 Enterprises' high-performance computing, AI, and labs businesses. He will take over the role from
00:15 Intel veteran Sandra Rivera, who will now head the Programmable Solutions business.
00:20 A data center unit is crucial to Intel's turnaround plans under CEO Pat Yelsinger,
00:24 as it aims to regain chip industry leadership. Data center chips are relatively low volume,
00:28 but highly profitable for Intel and other chip makers. Hotard will oversee Intel's efforts to
00:33 cut into NVIDIA's large lead in the AI market with its graphics and accelerator chips.
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