Brian Krzanich is per direct vertrokken als chief executive officer en lid raad van bestuur van Intel. De reden hiervoor is een relatie met een medewerkster van de chipfabrikant. Intel meldt in een persbericht dat dit tegen de regels is en dat per direct chief financial officer Robert Swan is aangesteld als interim ceo.
Volgens Intel is de zaak zowel intern als door een externe partij onderzocht. Aangezien de raad van bestuur van mening is dat de interne bedrijfscodes voor iedereen gelden, en dus ook voor Brian Krzanich, hebben ze het ontslag ‘geaccepteerd’. Hoe de gesprekken omtrent het ontslag gelopen zijn, is niet bekend.
Brian Krzanich werkte sinds 1982 bij Intel en is vijf jaar ceo van Intel geweest. Het bedrijf is inmiddels op zoek naar een vaste ceo.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns; Board Appoints Bob Swan as Interim CEO
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – June 21, 2018 – Intel Corporation today announced the resignation of Brian Krzanich as CEO and a member of the board of directors. The board has named Chief Financial Officer Robert Swan interim chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Intel was recently informed that Mr. Krzanich had a past consensual relationship with an Intel employee. An ongoing investigation by internal and external counsel has confirmed a violation of Intel’s non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers. Given the expectation that all employees will respect Intel’s values and adhere to the company’s code of conduct, the board has accepted Mr. Krzanich’s resignation.
“The board believes strongly in Intel’s strategy and we are confident in Bob Swan’s ability to lead the company as we conduct a robust search for our next CEO. Bob has been instrumental to the development and execution of Intel’s strategy, and we know the company will continue to smoothly execute. We appreciate Brian’s many contributions to Intel,” said Intel Chairman Andy Bryant.
Intel expects to deliver a record second quarter, with revenues of approximately $16.9 billion and non-GAAP EPS of approximately $0.99. With accelerating data-centric revenue, the company is off to an excellent start in the first half of the year and expects 2018 to be another record year. Intel will provide full second-quarter results and an updated outlook for the full year on the second-quarter earnings call on July 26.
As interim CEO, Swan will manage operations in close collaboration with Intel’s senior leadership team. Swan has been Intel’s CFO since October 2016 and leads the global finance, IT and corporate strategy organizations. He previously spent nine years as CFO of eBay Inc. Earlier, he was CFO of Electronic Data Systems Corp. and TRW Inc. He has also served as CEO of Webvan Group Inc.
Swan added, “Intel’s transformation to a data-centric company is well under way and our team is producing great products, excellent growth and outstanding financial results. I look forward to Intel continuing to win in the marketplace.”
The board has a robust succession planning process in place and has begun a search for a permanent CEO, including both internal and external candidates. The board will retain a leading executive search firm to assist in the process.
Bron: Intel
