Order Reprints Print Article Intel has dismissed CEO Bob Swan, naming current VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger—the onetime chief technology officer of Intel—to take his place. The move is effective on Feb. 15. Investors cheered the news Wednesday morning, sending shares of Intel (ticker: INTC) up 8.5%, to $57.74. Swan had been CEO since January 2019, after serving in an interim... Close Intel Is Replacing CEO Bob Swan. Investors Are Cheering the Move. Intel has dismissed CEO Bob Swan, naming current VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger—the onetime chief technology officer of Intel—to take his place. From