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2013 Advocacy AWARD PRESENTED TO SEAN MALONEY
RETIRED vice-president and chairman, INTEL CHINA
Sean Maloney learned resilience early in life, growing up in gritty South East
London, the last of six kids, and getting kicked out of school at age 15. It was an
unlikely launch for a man who was to become head of Intel’s worldwide sales
organization, the first Chairman of Intel China, and a well-known visionary for
the computing industry.
S t a r s o f I n n o va t i o n G a l a
That resilience is what Sean drew on in February, 2010 when he suffered a
stroke which left him with aphasia and right-sided paralysis. Doctors didn’t
know whether he would ever walk or talk again. The doctors didn’t know Sean
Maloney. Within two years of having his stroke, he took the lead of Intel China,
but only after being given the gigantic challenge of learning Mandarin. He now
has more than 1 million Web followers, one of the most popular micro-blogging
sites in China. Sean Maloney embodies the scientific evidence of neuroplasticity
of the brain: There are no limits and no plateaus.
Sean retired from Intel in January, 2013. He will spend more time with his wife
Margaret and their six children and pursue personal interests, including rowing
and the study of Chinese languages.
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