Deborah S. Conrad is vice president and general manager of the Corporate Marketing Group. Conrad is responsible for Intel's brand management, product positioning, product launch management and marketing research, as well as sales and integrated marketing communications, advertising, and promotional campaigns designed to reach consumer and business customers worldwide. Prior to leading the Corporate Marketing Group, Conrad created and directed Team Apple and oversaw all aspects of the Intel and Apple relationship since the beginning of the partnership in 2005 through 2008. She was responsible for all aspects of the Intel and Apple business, including sales and revenue, product engineering, software development support and market development. Before her role with Team Apple, Conrad led the Solutions Market Development Group, where she was responsible for worldwide sales development efforts and industry partner programs. She oversaw Intel's extensive direct relationships with CTO/CIOs, industry-specific business development programs and alliances with enterprise ISVs, solution providers and telco service providers. From 1993 to 1999, she was marketing director for Intel's Asia-Pacific Region, responsible for building brand equity and market development efforts throughout China, India, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Conrad joined Intel in 1986 as Microprocessor Group Communications Manager, where she managed press relations, marketing communications, product advertising and related strategic communications programs. From 1990 to 1993, Conrad worked in corporate communications and helped build the worldwide press relations organization, including developing broadcast media, executive speech development and branding programs.