Anand Chandrasekher resigns from Intel after 24 years, leaves scandal mongers hanging

Well, as tech industry resignations go, this one’s not exactly sensational , but Anand Chandrasekher’s plan to leave Intel is no doubt a popular topic of conversation with chip makers this week. The chief of the company’s Ultra Mobility Group (UMG) and the man behind Atom , apparently resigned “to pursue other interests.” Intel Architecture Group’s Mike Bell and Dave Whalen will co-manage UMG in Chandrasekher’s stead — and that’s about it for sordid details. His resignation isn’t apt to be marked by a Mark Hurd-style scandal , and we have a feeling this is a pretty straight forward changing of the guards, but, then again, we said the same thing when Dirk Meyer left AMD . Anand Chandrasekher resigns from Intel after 24 years, leaves scandal mongers hanging originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink