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Subramaniam has been with Intel for over 11 years and held a number of technical and business leadership positions in product and systems engineering. Based out of Bengaluru, he is currently a vice-president in the client computing group and serves as the general manager of client platforms and systems.
Gokul will be assuming the new role in addition to his existing functional responsibility of leading client platforms and systems in CCG, according to a company statement.
Earlier this year, Intel India head and vice president of foundry services Nivruti Rai left after 29 years with the company. Rai now serves as the head of Invest India - the central government's investment promotion and facilitation agency. Outside of US, India is the largest engineering centre for the chipmaker.
Santhosh Viswanathan, vice-president and managing director of sales, marketing and communications group (SMG) for Intel India, will continue to be responsible for Intel’s overall business in India, including driving new revenue and growth.
“As a critical engineering and design centre for Intel, Intel India plays a vital role in our company’s transformation journey and the trajectory towards product leadership. I am excited about the engineering prowess we have at the site and the opportunities it brings to accelerate innovation and advance excellence in execution of our engineering programs," Subramaniam said on his appointment.
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The executive has a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from the University of Madras, a master’s degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Texas and completed an executive programme in general management from MIT Sloan School of Management.
He is the inventor on six patents with an additional five filed in areas of compute, wireless, power management, industrial design, system and software.