Intel's next chief executive officer will have manufacturing expertise as well as experience in the product side of the business, interim co-CEO David Zinsner said on Wednesday.

Interim Intel co-CEO David Zinsner said on Wednesday that the chipmaker’s “core strategy remains intact” and offered further clarification on what its board is seeking.

Intel's interim CEO expects next chief to have manufacturing and product expertise, as the company struggles to keep up with technological shifts.

Shake up in Silicon Valley. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announces immediate retirement with the company naming two interim co-CEOs to lead the chipmaker. He started at Intel in 1979 and was its first chief technology officer.

Intel's next chief executive officer will have manufacturing expertise as well as experience in the product side of the business, interim co-CEO David Zinsner has said. Reuters reported on Tuesday that Intel has started evaluating a handful of outsiders including former board member Lip-Bu Tan to take the reins of the struggling chipmaker,

Amid its search for a CEO to succeed Pat Gelsinger, the Intel board beefed up its engineering expertise with two new independent directors on Thursday. Eric Meurice was the CEO of semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML from 2004 to 2013.

Intel on Thursday announced the appointment of two new directors with significant semiconductor manufacturing experience as the company seeks a replacement CEO.