【Speaker】Arvind Sodhani, Executive Vice President, Intel Corporation; President, Intel Capital

【Topic】Investing in Innovation & Opportunities in China

【Time】2009-3-26, Thursday, 15:45－17:00

【Venue】Reporting Hall, Tsinghua SEM

【Language】English

Background Information

Arvind Sodhani

Executive Vice President, Intel Corporation

President, Intel Capital

Arvind Sodhani is executive vice president of Intel Corporation and president of Intel Capital.

Sodhani was elected vice president by the board of directors in May 1990, served as senior vice president from 2005 to 2007 and was promoted to executive vice president in December 2007.

He joined Intel in 1981 as assistant treasurer of Intel Europe, was promoted to the position of assistant treasurer of the corporation in August, 1984 and was named treasurer in July 1988. As Intel's treasurer, Sodhani was responsible for treasury, investor relations, corporate credit, mergers and acquisitions, post contracts management and risk management.

He became president of Intel Capital in March 2005. Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment arm, directs the company's external investments, mergers and acquisitions in support of Intel's strategic objectives.

Sodhani served as a member of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. board of directors from 1997 to 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for SMART Technologies, Inc.

He received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.