Intel Names Chief Technology Officer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corporation today named Patrick Gelsinger to the position of chief technology officer, making him the first CTO in the company's 33-year history. Reporting directly to Intel President and CEO Craig Barrett, Gelsinger will coordinate longer-term research and help ensure consistency among Intel's emerging computing, networking and communications technologies. Gelsinger, 40, will lead a new organization called the Corporate Technology Group, encompassing many of Intel's research activities, including the Intel Architecture Labs and Intel Research. The group will provide research and technology direction across product lines, and will work with the industry to create and deliver key industry specifications, standards and technologies. Product development responsibilities, as well as business-specific research functions, will remain in their respective business groups.Intel Corp.