Who is Justin Hotard? Intel’s new Data Centre and AI Lead

Share
“Justin is a proven leader with a customer-first mindset and has an impressive track record in driving growth and innovation in data centre and AI"
Intel announces that Justin Hotard will lead the company’s Data Center and AI Group (DCAI) as executive vice president and general manager from February

Former HPE executive Justin Hotard has been announced as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group, effective February 1st 2024.

He will be responsible for the company’s data centre products and its mission to “bring AI everywhere”. Joining Intel with more than 20 years of experience in driving transformation and growth in computing and data centre businesses, Hotard is a recognised leader in delivering scalable enterprise AI systems.

This news comes shortly after the semiconductor company announced its spinoff organisation, Articul8 AI, which aims to offer enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimised and secure generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) software platform.

Advancing Intel in the chip industry

As a result of this new role, Hotard will become a member of Intel’s executive leadership team and report directly to CEO Pat Gelsinger. He will be responsible for the company’s suite of data centre products spanning enterprise and cloud, including its Intel Xeon processors, graphics processing units (GPUs) and accelerators. He will also play an integral role in driving the company’s mission to bring AI everywhere.

Intel’s Xeon processors are very scalable and are able to offer greater hybrid cloud solutions for companies like Lenovo, for example, that are looking to accelerate AI performance. The company’s changes to its data centre portfolio are part of a plan to allow the company to once again lead in the chip industry.

Youtube Placeholder

“Justin is a proven leader with a customer-first mindset and has an impressive track record in driving growth and innovation in data centre and AI,” says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “[He] is committed to our vision to create world-changing technologies and passionate about the critical role Intel will play in empowering our customers for decades to come.”  

Hotard will be succeeding Sandra Rivera, who became the chief executive officer (CEO) of Programmable Solutions Group, an Intel standalone business.

Prior to Intel, Hotard served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of High-Performance Computing, AI and Labs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). During his eight years at HPE, he was responsible for delivering AI capabilities to customers addressing some of the world’s most complex problems through data-intensive workloads. He also directed the company’s central applied research group, Hewlett Packard Labs.  

He also previously served as President of NCR Small Business and held corporate development and operating positions at Symbol Technologies and Motorola Inc. 

Hotard holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management. 

He said on LinkedIn: “I am excited about my next chapter to lead the Data Center and AI Business Group at Intel Corporation. I look forward to joining Pat Gelsinger and his talented team to contribute to its vision to create world-changing technologies and deliver on Intel’s mission to bring AI everywhere.

“While at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, I have had the honour of working with incredibly talented people. Together, we have entered new markets and ushered in new breakthroughs with exascale and AI.”

******

Make sure you check out the latest edition of Data Centre Magazine and also sign up to our global conference series - Tech & AI LIVE 2024

******

Data Centre Magazine is a BizClik brand

Share

Featured Articles

Re:Invent 2024: How AWS & Nvidia are Powering Ahead With AI

AWS and Nvidia showcased direct liquid cooling systems, neural interface models and quantum computing developments for data centres at Re:Invent 2024

AVK Commits to Net Zero Power Solutions with Rolls-Royce

AVK and Rolls-Royce alliance delivers over 500 sustainable generators in 2024, as data centre industry embraces HVO-ready, hydrogen-capable power solutions

How AWS Plans to Boost Sustainability with Orbital Materials

Tech giant AWS has launched a strategic partnership with Orbital Materials to develop technologies for data centre decarbonisation and efficiency

Schneider Electric's AI Data Centre Solutions: Explained

Technology & AI

AWS Unveils Next-Gen Data Centres for AI Computing Demands

Data Centres

Kao Data Eyes European Growth With CBRE Partnership

Data Centres