Together, we will work hard to restore Intel’s position as a world-class products company, establish ourselves as a world-class foundry and delight our customers like never before,” Tan said in a letter to Intel employees on Wednesday.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, effective March 18, with a $1 million annual salary and up to $2 million in potential cash bonuses, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.

In his letter to Intel employees, new chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan, who starts his new job next Tuesday, tells them that he is “never deterred by