Intel Foundry Manager Kevin O'Buckley Departs for Qualcomm

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Intel Foundry head Kevin O'Buckley leaves to become EVP of Global Operations at Qualcomm, with Naga Chandrasekaran taking over at Intel.

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Kevin O'Buckley, head of Intel Foundry, is departing to join Qualcomm as Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain, effective March 2, 2026. O'Buckley will oversee global semiconductor operations, manufacturing engineering, foundry partnerships, and supply chain at Qualcomm. He leaves Intel after less than two years as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel Foundry Services, following prior roles at IBM, GlobalFoundries, and Marvell.

Intel Foundry will now be led by Naga Chandrasekaran, who steps into an expanded role as Chief Technology and Operations Officer, overseeing both technology development and manufacturing. Chandrasekaran will supervise next-generation process node development, advanced packaging, and day-to-day execution across Intel's global fabrication network. Navid Shahriari continues to manage packaging development and operations within Intel Foundry.

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  • TPU
  • Tom's Hardware
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  • Intel