Intel taps Alex Katouzian, an ex-Qualcomm EVP, to lead Client Computing & Physical AI group, and names Pushkar Ranade as CTO, after serving on an interim basis (Dylan Martin/CRN)

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Intel hires ex-Qualcomm EVP Alex Katouzian to lead its Client Computing & Physical AI group, with Pushkar Ranade named CTO, signaling a strategic push into AI hardware.

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<a href="https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2026/intel-taps-top-qualcomm-exec-to-lead-client-computing-physical-ai-group"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260504/i30.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260504/p30#a260504p30" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Dylan Martin / <a href="https://www.crn.com/">CRN</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2026/intel-taps-top-qualcomm-exec-to-lead-client-computing-physical-ai-group">Intel taps Alex Katouzian, an ex-Qualcomm EVP, to lead Client Computing &amp; Physical AI group, and names Pushkar Ranade as CTO, after serving on an interim basis</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; With the hiring of Alex Katouzian, who was responsible for mounting a new challenge against Intel's PC dominance &hellip; </p>