There were some fireworks at Intel in advance of the Fourth of July as several Intel executives left the company in a pretty big shakeup by Intel standards.

The biggest departure is Renee James, president of the company and head of the software group, who said she was leaving to pursue an “external CEO role.” James will remain with the company until January to help in the transition.

James was the face of Intel’s diversity efforts. Earlier this year, Intel announced plans to spend $300 million in training and recruiting female and other groups of under-represented computer scientists and James would spearhead the effort.

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