Intel names Israeli executive as interim head of data center and AI unit
Intel names Israeli executive as interim head of data center and AI unit
Karin Eibschitz Segal takes the helm following Justin Hotard’s departure to lead Nokia.
Israeli executive Karin Eibschitz Segal has been appointed interim head of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group. Her appointment follows Nokia’s announcement on Monday that Justin Hotard, executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group (DCAI), has been named its next CEO, effective April 1.
Eibschitz Segal's previous roles include: Vice President of Intel’s Design Engineering Group, General Manager of Intel Validation Engineering, and General Manager of the Intel Israel Development Center.
“We have a strong DCAI team that will continue to advance our priorities in service to our customers,” Intel said in a statement. “Karin Eibschitz Segal has been appointed interim head of the DCAI business and is an accomplished executive with nearly two decades of Intel leadership experience spanning products, systems, and infrastructure roles. We are grateful for Justin Hotard’s contributions and wish him the best in his new role.”
Eibschitz Segal has been with Intel for 23 years, beginning as a computer science student at the Technion. Over the years, she has specialized in product development, technology validation, and performance optimization.
"We call this period the golden age of the chip industry. Silicon has become as important and central as oil. There is no consumer product that does not require silicon," Eibschitz Segal said at the Calcalist and Mizrahi Tefahot Growth Conference last June. "The market value of the chip industry in 2022 was approximately $574 billion, and forecasts predict it will reach a trillion dollars by 2030. This represents tremendous growth, and we see it across all sectors," she added.
That rapid growth is at the core of Intel's global strategy, Eibschitz Segal emphasized. "We are undergoing a significant strategic transformation, shifting from manufacturing solely for ourselves to also producing and developing for other companies. Today, only three companies in the world manufacture silicon chips using the most advanced technology, and two of them are in Asia. The fact that Intel is the only Western company presents a major opportunity, particularly given vulnerabilities exposed by crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and other geopolitical challenges that disrupt supply chains."
