Intel has appointed Aparna Bawa as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & People Officer, a dual-mandate role designed to centralize the company’s governance and cultural transformation. Reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Bawa will join the semiconductor giant in May to oversee global legal, ethics, compliance, and human resources.
Bawa makes the move to Intel from Zoom, where she served as Chief Operating Officer. At Zoom, she was a central figure in navigating the company through its historic "hypergrowth" period, managing the operational and legal complexities of scaling a global platform under intense scrutiny. Her background also includes senior legal roles across the technology sector, with deep specialization in M&A, global compliance, and organizational transformation.
CEO Lip-Bu Tan highlighted Bawa’s "operational rigor" as a critical asset for Intel as it executes its turnaround strategy. The combined Legal and People portfolio is a strategic shift for the company, signaling a move to align Intel’s talent strategy more closely with its compliance and ethics framework. Bawa noted that her focus will be on building the "systems and trust" necessary to enable the company's next phase of execution.