Intel named new senior leaders across Government Affairs, Marketing & Communications, and Advanced Technology Strategy, elevating three high-profile roles tied to policy engagement, corporate messaging, and technology direction. Annie Shea Weckesser was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, taking charge of a newly integrated global marketing and communications organization that brings together brand, reputation, and market engagement.
Intel also named Robin Colwell as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, tasking her with leading global engagement with policymakers and regulators. In addition, Pushkar Ranade will serve as Interim Chief Technology Officer alongside his role as Chief of Staff to the CEO, with a mandate to help shape Intel’s advanced technology strategy and consolidate emerging technology efforts under a new CTO Office.
Weckesser joins Intel from SambaNova, where she served as Chief Marketing Officer, and previously held senior marketing and communications roles at NIO Inc. and Cisco. Colwell previously served as Deputy Assistant to President Donald J. Trump and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, and earlier advised clients on telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity policy at BGR Group.