His more immediate predecessors have been less illustrious. Mr Tan inherits a company that has lost its edge. Intel is faltering in areas where it once led, from designing processors to running advanced chip factories. Reviving the firm may be the hardest task any of its leaders has faced.

CRN details four previously unreported changes Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made to his executive team, which include new responsibilities for CFO David Zinsner and the chief communications officer becoming a direct report.

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