Intel names new AI head

Intel Corp.
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on Wednesday named Justin Hotard as executive vice president and general manager of its data-center and AI group, effective Feb. 1. Hotard, who was most recently executive vice president and general manager of High-Performance Computing, AI and Labs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
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will report directly to Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger. He succeeds Sandra River, who became CEO of the Programmable Solutions Group, which began as a standalone business on Jan. 1.