The former president and former CEO of Intel, Andy Grove, a pioneer of personal computers led his company to become a leader in its sector, died on Monday at age 79, the company said. “Andy made the impossible possible, over and again, and inspired generations of technology experts, entrepreneurs and business leaders, “said the current Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, on the website of the compañía.Intel did not indicate the cause of death but Grove took several years fighting párkinson.Andy Grove, born in Hungary, where the Nazi occupation and Soviet repression lived, came to America in 1956. he was already in Intel when the company was founded in 1968, and in 1987 became his Executive Director. Between 1997 and 2005 he was chairman of the board directiva.Durante its mandate Intel’s annual revenue increased from 1.900 million to about 26,000, said the leadership compañía.Bajo developed microprocessors like Intel 386 or Pentium that marked the evolution of personal computers. “Andy Grove was one of the giants in the world of technology. He loved our country and represented the best of America, “said Apple chief Tim Cook after learning of his death.
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