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.

By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Shares of Intel closed 14% higher on Thursday, as Wall Street cheered its decision to name former board member Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, who left in August over differences about the chipmaker's direction,

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.

Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you've never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs on the planet, CEO of troubled, storied chipmaker Intel, his performance will be on full display.

The former CEO of Cadence Design Systems, steps in as the semiconductor manufacturer has lost market share.

Intel’s newly appointed CEO, industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan, is set to receive a $1 million annual salary, with the potential to earn up to $2 million in bonuses each year, according to a regulatory filing.

Tan has been given the responsibility to oversee Intel’s transformation into both a successful chip manufacturing firm and a competitive chip design company.

Intel on Wednesday named former board member and chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO and signaled the struggling but storied chipmaker was unlikely to split up its chip-design and manufacturing operations.

Intel lured new CEO Lip-Bu Tan with a package of stock grants and options valued at $66 million, plus $3 million in salary and cash bonuses, the chipmaker reported late Friday. In addition, Tan will receive annual stock awards valued at no less than $24 million beginning next year.