Ep 76: David Zinsner
On leadership, making impact in global organizations, how to deliver ROI & prospects of solving semiconductor shortage
David Zinsner is the Executive vice president and the CFO of Intel Corporation. Having participated in several transformations in such companies as Credo, Micron Technology and Affirmed Networks, David is now leading the charge of realising Intel's global ambitions.
In this episode we talk about:
Davidβs leadership principles
Impact of the CFO role in the organisation
How to succeed in a new role at the highest level
Measuring the return on R&D budget
Global microchip market
Semiconductor role in global security
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The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps
02:55 - Introduction and Davidβs journey before Intel
07:30 - Leadership principles that helped David in his career
11:20 - How to jump into new companies and new roles
13:45 - How CFOs can drive impact (not only by cutting costs)
18:30 - Things David wishes he'd known at the beginning of his career
22:45 - Framework to decide which projects/products have future and which not
27:00 - How corporate VC arms should fit into group strategy
32:30 - Making sure R&D investment bring expected value
37:10 - Intel's position in global markets and challenges
43:10 - Global semiconductor industry challenges
52:00 - How China and Taiwan situation might impact the global supply chain
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