Intel Corporation appoints Dr. Naga Chandrasekaran as its chief global operations officer, EVP and general manager of Intel Foundry Manufacturing and Supply Chain organization. He will be a member of Intel’s executive leadership team and report to CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Dr. Naga succeeds Keyven Esfargani, who is retiring from Intel after 30 years of service but will remain with the company till the end of this year for seamless transition. Keyven was responsible for Intel Foundry’s strong foundation.
Dr. Naga will join Intel on August 12 and will be responsible for Intel Foundry’s global manufacturing operations, including Fab Sort Manufacturing, Assembly Test Manufacturing, strategic planning for Intel Foundry, corporate quality assurance and supply chain.
“Naga is a highly accomplished executive whose deep semiconductor manufacturing and technology development expertise will be a tremendous addition to our team,” Pat said. “As we continue to build a globally resilient semiconductor supply chain and create the world’s first systems foundry for the AI era, Naga’s leadership will help us to accelerate our progress and capitalize on the significant long-term growth opportunities ahead.”
Dr. Naga will work closely with other Intel Foundry leaders, Dr. Ann Kelleher, EVP and GM Foundry Technology Development, Kevin O’Buckely, SVP and GM of Foundry Services, and Lorenzo Flores, CFO of Intel Foundry.
An ex-Micron, Dr. Naga had been with the company for over 20 years and has served in various senior leadership roles. Lately, he was there as SVP for technology division and leading Micron’s technology division and engineering efforts related to scaling of current memory technologies, advanced packaging technology and emerging technology solutions. Prior to this, he served as SVP of Process R&D and Operations.
He holds extensive experience in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D, including process and equipment development, device technology, mask technology and others.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras, master’s and a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University, a master’s degree in information and data science from the University of California, Berkely, and dual executive MBAs from the University of California, Los Angeles and the National University of Singapore.
