Kim StevensonAdam Bacher (Intel photo)
Another top Intel executive is leaving the company.
This time it’s Kim Stevenson, promoted just last August to be chief operating officer of Intel’s largest business unit.
Stevenson announced her departure on Twitter on Friday, saying only that she’s “on to new adventures.”
Intel hasn’t announced plans for choosing her successor and didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Stevenson left Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2009 to be Intel’s vice president of information technology. She and became Intel’s chief information officer in 2012.
Amid a series of management shakeups last year, Intel put her in charge of the group that manages its PC business, its mobile division and its emerging focus on the Internet of Things. That division goes by the unwieldy name of “Client and Internet of Things Businesses and Systems Architecture,” or CISA.
Today was my last day at Intel. It’s been a great 7 1/2 yrs…on to new adventures pic.twitter.com/a50QQm7Pdv
— Kim Stevenson (@Kimsstevenson) February 3, 2017
Intel’s executive ranks have been in a state of flux since the middle of 2015, when Intel President Renee James left the company. In the 18 months since the chipmaker has replaced many of its top managers, naming a new president, chief financial officer, chief information officer and, late last month, a new head of human resources.
Stevenson worked at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The company’s largest operations are in Washington County.
Intel eliminated 15,000 jobs last year, roughly 13 percent of its work force, to prepare for protracted decline in its core business making microprocessors for PCs and laptops. The company’s revenues have held up fine, though, buoyed by Intel’s robust data center business.
And Intel is investing heavily in new technologies, including self-driving cars, virtual reality and the Internet of Things, a catch-all term for connected appliances and equipment.
The continued upheaval in the executive ranks, though, reflect unease over Intel’s transition. Last month, chief executive Brian Krzanich told employees Intel would undertake a major training program to fix unspecified problems in its management.
Intel holds its annual meeting for investment analysts Thursday.
— Mike Rogoway; twitter: @rogoway; 503-294-7699
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