UPDATE 2-Intel names new sales, technology chiefs
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1 : Chip giant Intel Corp. said on Thursday it named Justin Rattner chief technology officer and Eric Kim chief marketing officer.
Rattner, 57, is senior fellow and director of the corporate technology group. He oversees Intel's microprocessor, communications and systems technology labs and Intel Research. He has been with the company since 1973.
Kim, 51, was also promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the sales and marketing group. Along with Anand Chandrasekher, who also was made a senior vice president, Kim is responsible for the company's sales and marketing operations worldwide. Kim joined Intel in 2004 from Samsung.The two will be in charge of global sales, which hit $34.2 billion in 2004 and are expected to rise about 15 percent this year amid solid sales of personal computers and laptops.
"The creation of the CMO position certainly points to the increased importance of marketing and the focus that Intel has on marketing platforms," spokesman Tom Beermann said.
Justin Rattner, an engineer with a 22-year history at the Santa Clara, California-based company, was named chief technology officer in charge of running Intel's multibillion-dollar research operations.
Rattner replaces Patrick Gelsinger, who left the position about a year ago to become general manager of Intel's digital enterprise group.
Intel shares rose nearly 2 percent to $27.18 on Nasdaq as signs of strong demand for computers and consumer gadgets fueled widespread enthusiasm for semiconductor stocks
