Intel has reassigned senior management following its announcement of a six-month delay to the 7nm process node. Unfortunately, Intel's Chief Engineering Officer, Dr. Mercy Renduchintala, will be leaving the company next week and his authority, the Technology Systems Architecture Client Group (TSCG), will be split.

With Dr. Renduchintala's departure, Dr. Anne Kelleher will lead technology development. This role will focus on the 7nm and 5nm process nodes, following the launch of 10nm manufacturing. There is tremendous pressure on this position to deliver results, especially given that Intel's 10nm process node has been significantly delayed and the 7nm node is currently delayed into the future.

However, not everything rests on Keleher's shoulders. Raja Koduri, a familiar face to gamers, will continue to be responsible for architecture, software, and graphics. This means that development of the Intel Xe, which will be included in Intel Tiger Lake laptops, will continue in the near future. [Manufacturing and operations will be led by Keevan Esfarjani, who previously led Intel's Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group (NSG). Supply chain management will be handled by Dr. Randhir Thakur, whose importance to Intel cannot be understated, especially in light of recent concerns about chip availability.

Finally, Josh Walden will lead design engineering on an interim basis while Intel searches for a "permanent world-class leader."

All of the above executives will report directly to Intel CEO Bob Swan.

"I look forward to working directly with the talented and experienced technology leaders who are committed to moving Intel forward during this important execution period," Swan said in a press release. I also want to thank Marcy for her leadership in transforming Intel's technology platform." We have the most diverse portfolio of leader products in our history, and as a result of our six pillars of innovation and disassembly strategy, we have more flexibility in how we build, package, and deliver these products to our customers."

CEO Swan has certainly had a tough time steering the ship so far. But now that other companies are growing fast and performing well, Intel must do something drastic to keep up.