Intel Names Kechichian to Lead Data Center Group

By Kelly Cloonan

Intel has named Kevork Kechichian to head its data center group among a number of other leadership appointments as it looks to boost its core product business.

The chip company said Monday that Kechichian will lead its data center business across cloud and enterprise, including the Intel Xeon processor family.

Kechichian joins Intel from Arm, where he was most recently executive vice president of engineering. He previously held engineering roles at NXP Semiconductors and Qualcomm.

The company also named longtime employee Jim Johnson as senior vice president and general manager of its client computing group after holding the position on an interim basis.

Johnson will lead Intel's computing solutions efforts and aim to foster growth across its global personal computer and edge ecosystems, the company said. He previously held various engineering and leadership roles including in the technology and manufacturing group and networking and communications group.

The company also said it is establishing a new central engineering group led by Srinivasan Iyengar.

Iyengar, a senior vice president and fellow, will lead horizontal engineering functions and build a new custom silicon business to serve a broad range of external customers, the company said. Iyengar joined Intel in June from Cadence Design Systems, where he led global silicon engineering.

All three roles will report directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The appointments aim to support Intel's strategy to strengthen its core product business and foster a culture of engineering across the business, the company said.

The company also said Naga Chandrasekaran, executive vice president and chief technology and operations officer of Intel Foundry, will expand his role to include Foundry Services. The expanded role aims to create a more integrated structure spanning technology development, manufacturing and go-to-market functions, the company said.

Additionally, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, chief executive of Intel Products, will depart Intel after more than three decades. She will remain a strategic adviser over the coming months, the company said.

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September 08, 2025 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)