Intel Corp (INTC.O) has hired Gary Patton, who was chief technology officer at semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries, according to an internal Intel memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
Patton previously spent more than a decade in the chip unit at International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N).
Patton will join Intel as corporate vice president and general manager of design enablement. He will report to Mike Mayberry, Intel’s chief technology officer.
Intel spokesman Will Moss confirmed the authenticity of the memo but declined to comment beyond it. Patton declined to comment beyond Intel’s internal memo. A GlobalFoundries spokeswoman confirmed that Patton had left the company last week but declined to comment further.