Intel Appoints Katouzian to Lead Client AI Group

Intel announced on Monday the appointment of Alex Katouzian, a 25-year veteran of Qualcomm, as executive vice president and general manager of its newly formed Client Computing and Physical AI Group. The move merges Intel's core personal computer chip business with emerging physical AI technologies for robotics, autonomous machines and edge devices. Separately, the company named Pushkar Ranade as its permanent chief technology officer, following his interim tenure.

Katouzian, who most recently led Qualcomm's mobile, compute and extended reality businesses, including the Snapdragon X series of ARM-based PC chips, will join Intel this month and report directly to Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan. In a memo to staff, Tan said Jim Johnson, head of the Client Computing Group, and Mike Hurley, head of silicon and platform engineering, will now report to Katouzian. Both had previously reported directly to Tan.

"AI is creating unprecedented opportunities at the edge, driving a sea change in client computing and physical AI systems," Tan said in a statement. "Alex brings deep technical expertise, strong operational discipline, and decades of experience building and scaling global...