Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has abruptly retired effective December 1, 2024, stepping down from both his position and the company's board after less than four years at the helm.

Wall Street Journal

Guardian

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has abruptly retired effective December 1, 2024, stepping down from both his position and the company's board after less than four years at the helm.

Intel's revenue declined to $54 billion in 2023, down about one-third from when Gelsinger took over, with analysts projecting the company's first annual loss since 1986.

Forbes

TechCrunch

Intel's revenue declined to $54 billion in 2023, down about one-third from when Gelsinger took over, with analysts projecting the company's first annual loss since 1986.

The company has named CFO David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus as interim co-CEOs while conducting a search for a permanent replacement, with Holthaus also appointed as CEO of Intel Products.

The company has named CFO David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus as interim co-CEOs while conducting a search for a permanent replacement, with Holthaus also appointed as CEO of Intel Products.

Under Gelsinger's leadership, Intel's stock declined by 53%, while competitor Nvidia's value soared to $3.4 trillion, making it 33 times more valuable than Intel's $104 billion market capitalization.

VentureBeat

Under Gelsinger's leadership, Intel's stock declined by 53%, while competitor Nvidia's value soared to $3.4 trillion, making it 33 times more valuable than Intel's $104 billion market capitalization.

Intel recently announced a 15% workforce reduction, affecting approximately 15,000 jobs, as part of a $10 billion cost-reduction plan to address declining revenues.

Intel recently announced a 15% workforce reduction, affecting approximately 15,000 jobs, as part of a $10 billion cost-reduction plan to address declining revenues.

The U.S. Commerce Department recently awarded Intel $7.86 billion through the CHIPS Act to advance semiconductor manufacturing in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon.

Reuters

The U.S. Commerce Department recently awarded Intel $7.86 billion through the CHIPS Act to advance semiconductor manufacturing in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon.

The leadership change represents a necessary step toward revitalization, as Intel has failed to effectively compete in the AI chip market and lost significant ground to rivals like Nvidia and AMD, requiring fresh leadership to restore investor confidence and market position.

The leadership change represents a necessary step toward revitalization, as Intel has failed to effectively compete in the AI chip market and lost significant ground to rivals like Nvidia and AMD, requiring fresh leadership to restore investor confidence and market position.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Retires Amid Silicon Valley Firm’s Rut

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The sudden departure disrupts Intel's ambitious turnaround plan, including its strategy to become a major contract manufacturer and restore American semiconductor leadership, potentially jeopardizing crucial initiatives and partnerships that were showing early signs of progress.

The sudden departure disrupts Intel's ambitious turnaround plan, including its strategy to become a major contract manufacturer and restore American semiconductor leadership, potentially jeopardizing crucial initiatives and partnerships that were showing early signs of progress.

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