(1936-2016)
Andrew Stephen Grove (born András István Gróf; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer who served as the third CEO of Intel Corporation. He escaped from the Hungarian People’s Republic during the 1956 revolution at the age of 20 and moved to the United States, where he finished his education. He was the third employee and eventual third CEO of Intel, transforming the company into the world’s largest semiconductor company.
As a result of his work at Intel, along with his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. He has been called the “guy who drove the growth phase” of Silicon Valley. In 1997, Time magazine chose him as “Man of the Year”, for being “the person most responsible for the amazing growth in the power and the innovative potential of microchips.” One source notes that by his accomplishments at Intel alone, he “merits a place alongside the great business leaders of the 20th century.” (source: wikipedia.org – 3/20/2024)
Died age 79 … cause of death was not publicly disclosed.
Spouse Eva Kastan (1958–death) 2 kids
RIP Andy Grove – Sincerly Bob
(Full disclosure – worked as an employee of Intel – management by objective was crap, as well as the 50 hour workweek. I had the AT&T account – the guy accross the hall had the IBM account. The folks at HR were so incopetent that they did not even have the copetence stop my auto deposit paychecks when I was let go for my own incopetence at the job – and then Intel lawyers had to sue me to get the money back, which they got back in full … history is what it is. Intel in the 80s. )
