INTC: Intel Board Elects William Holt Senior Vice President

Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has promoted William M. Holt to serve as senior vice president, and also elected Sohail U. Ahmed, Stacy J. Smith and Richard G.A. Taylor as corporate officers.

“These four individuals who’ve been elected by the board of directors are key to Intel’s success,” said Paul S. Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “They have demonstrated consistent excellence in their areas of expertise and will be instrumental to continuing Intel’s leadership well into the future.”

Holt, 54, is senior vice president and co-general manager of Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group. In this role, he jointly oversees all technology development and manufacturing activities across the company. Holt joined Intel in 1974 and was named a corporate vice president in 2003.

Ahmed, 47, is vice president and director of logic technology development in the Technology and Manufacturing Group. He is responsible for the development and deployment of next-generation silicon logic technologies that will produce future Intel microprocessors. Ahmed joined Intel in 1984.

Smith, 44, is vice president and assistant chief financial officer in the Finance and Enterprise Services organization. As assistant CFO, Smith is responsible for managing Intel’s finance, treasury and internal audit functions. He began his Intel career in 1988 and has held positions in finance, sales and marketing and information technology.

Taylor, 52, is vice president and director of Human Resources in the Finance and Enterprise Services organization where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s HR policies and programs. Taylor joined the company in 1986 and has held a number of finance and HR positions during his tenure.