Brian Krzanich served as CEO of Intel Corporation for a verified duration of 5 years 1 month (1,862 days), from May 16, 2013 until Jun 21, 2018. During this tenure, Brian Krzanich guided Intel Corporation across major corporate milestones before resigning as chief executive.
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- Paul Otellini (President & CEO)
- Successor
- Bob Swan (CEO)
- Database Tenure Rank
- #68 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Jul 18, 1968 (Santa Clara, California)
- Known Aliases
- Brian Matthew Krzanich
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Brian Krzanich Elected Chief Executive Officer of Intel
Intel's Board promoted Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich to CEO, succeeding Paul Otellini to lead Intel's transition into mobile and cloud data centers.
Intel Completes $16.7 Billion Acquisition of Altera
Krzanich closed Intel's largest acquisition at the time, integrating Altera FPGAs with Xeon processors for cloud computing and deep learning workloads.
Security Researchers Disclose Meltdown and Spectre Hardware Flaws
Global security teams revealed speculative execution hardware vulnerabilities impacting nearly all modern Intel microprocessors, triggering industry-wide firmware patches.
Brian Krzanich Resigns as Intel CEO Over Past Consensual Relationship
Intel announced Krzanich resigned as CEO and director after an internal investigation revealed a past consensual relationship with an employee violating non-fraternization policies.
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