Intel today announced that it has appointed Dr. Venkata Murthy Renduchintala as president of its newly created Client and Internet of Things (IoT) Businesses and Systems Architecture Group. He has also been appointed as an executive officer of Intel Corporation. Previously, he was executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and co-president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), where he was responsible for leading Qualcomm’s semiconductor business in the computing, mobile and adjacent segments.
“Under his leadership, the company will align product design, engineering and business direction to tighten Intel’s strategy and speed execution across the communications, device and IoT segments, which are all core to growth in the smart and connected compute era,” said Intel.
Earlier this week Qualcomm promoted Cristiano Amon to executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT). He joined Qualcomm in 1995 as an engineer and had subsequently held numerous business and technical leadership roles. He has been managing QCT’s product roadmap since 2008.
Qualcomm confirmed in a statement to Re/Code that Murthy was offered another role within Qualcomm, but he chose to leave the company instead.
Commenting on the new appointment, Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, said:
Intel’s strategy and direction is solid, and we continue to evolve our organizational structure to better position the company for growth.The caliber of leadership and experience Murthy brings to our executive team represents a significant move toward delivering the benefits of our strategy even faster than before.
Commenting on his move, Renduchintala, said:
The largest semiconductor company in the world, Intel is a technology and business icon for which I have deep respect, and I am honored to join its ranks. Bringing together the formidable talent into this new organization will enable Intel to accelerate progress in segments already at significant scale and with continued strong prospects for growth.