Intel foundry boss to leave

Randhir Thakur (pictured) President of Intel Foundry Services, is to leave the company.

In an email to Intel employees, Pat Gelsinger said Thakur has “decided to pursue other opportunities”.

“Randhir has been a key member of the Executive Leadership Team for the past two and a half years and has served in several senior leadership roles since he joined us in 2017,” wrote Gelsinger “his contributions to our 2.0 transformation are many, but most notable is his leadership in standing up our IFS business.”

Thakur leaves at the end of Q1 to “ensure a smooth transition to a new leader,” said Gelsinger, who mentioned that info about the new leader would be announced soon, which suggests the replacement has been chosen.

It is possible that management of IFS is to be folded into the Tower acquisition which is to be completed soon.

Before joining Intel, Thakur worked at Marvell, SanDisk and Applied Materials.