Pat Gelsinger stepping down as VMware CEO to replace Bob Swan at Intel

LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 08: Pat Gelsinger , CEO, VMware, and Ross Mason (not pictured), founder, MuleSoft debate on "The future of technology: Will everybody benefit?" during the third day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 08, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Web Summit (originally Dublin Web Summit) is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and attendees range from Fortune 500 companies to smaller tech companies. This contains a mix of CEOs and founders of tech start ups together with a range of people from across the global technology industry, as well as related industries. This year's edition, starting on November 06, is the second to be held in Lisbon and will congregate almost 60,000 participants. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)

In a move that could have wide ramifications across the tech landscape, Intel announced that VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger would be replacing interim CEO Bob Swan at Intel on February 15th. The question is why would he leave his job to run a struggling chip giant. The bottom line is he has a long history … Continue reading Pat Gelsinger stepping down as VMware CEO to replace Bob Swan at Intel