Together, we will work hard to restore Intel’s position as a world-class products company, establish ourselves as a world-class foundry and delight our customers like never before,” Tan said in a letter to Intel employees on Wednesday.

Shares of Intel Corp. jumped 15% after the company named Lip-Bu Tan as its next chief executive officer, entrusting a former board member and semiconductor veteran with one of the toughest jobs in the chip industry.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, effective March 18, with a $1 million annual salary and up to $2 million in potential cash bonuses, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.

In his letter to Intel employees, new chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan, who starts his new job next Tuesday, tells them that he is “never deterred by

The former CEO of Cadence Design Systems, steps in as the semiconductor manufacturer has lost market share.

Intel lured new CEO Lip-Bu Tan with a package of stock grants and options valued at $66 million, plus $3 million in salary and cash bonuses, the chipmaker reported late Friday. In addition, Tan will receive annual stock awards valued at no less than $24 million beginning next year.

Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you've never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs on the planet, CEO of troubled, storied chipmaker Intel, his performance will be on full display.

U.S. chipmaker Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive a salary of $1 million and be eligible for an annual cash bonus of up to $2 million, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The company named Tan as the CEO on Wednesday,

Intel named its new CEO on Friday. The tech giant appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and revealed that he would receive a base salary of $1 million along with an opportunity to earn an annual cash bonus of up to $2 million.