Intel Announces Leadership Appointment to Strengthen Customer Engagement and Accelerate Growth
Intel appoints Dean Jarnac as executive vice president and chief sales officer to lead global sales and strengthen customer relationships across its product portfolio starting September 2026.
Intel Corporation announced the appointment of Dean Jarnac as executive vice president and chief sales officer, effective September 2026. Jarnac will oversee Intel’s global sales organization, focusing on customer engagement and execution across client, data center, AI, networking, and ASICs. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan emphasized Jarnac’s leadership in building high-performance sales teams and deep industry relationships to drive growth and customer partnerships.
Jarnac joins Intel from Marvell, where he served as chief sales officer, overseeing worldwide sales, field application engineering, and sales operations. Prior to Marvell, he held senior sales leadership roles at Broadcom and AMD, accumulating over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Intel highlighted his customer-first mindset and operational discipline as key assets for the company’s future strategy.
In his new role, Jarnac will report directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. He expressed enthusiasm for joining Intel, citing the company’s technology, talent, and customer relationships as critical to unlocking new opportunities. Jarnac’s appointment aligns with Intel’s focus on accelerating growth and transformation through innovation and customer collaboration.
Greg Ernst, who has been with Intel for 27 years, will depart the company as part of this transition. Intel acknowledged Ernst’s contributions over nearly three decades of service. The announcement follows Intel’s second-quarter 2026 earnings release and presentation, available on the company’s Investor Relations website.