New details emerge on the office affair that led to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich's surprising resignation on Thursday INTC

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The office affair which sparked Intel CEO Brian Krzanich's surprise resignation on Thursday started a decade ago and ended before he became CEO in 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported.

That relationship was with a woman who still works at Intel, the report said.

Krzanich announced his resignation after the affair, a violation of company policy, was reportedly brought to the attention of the corporate counsel on June 14.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned on Thursday after it was found that he violated a company policy regarding relationships with co-workers. But the affair that put him in hot water was over before he took over as CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The relationship was with a woman who still works at Intel and started about a decade ago, sources told the Journal. She was reportedly a middle manager at the start of the relationship and didn't work closely with Krzanich. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: This 530 Android phone is half the price of an iPhone X and just as goodSee Also:An anti-Trump movement is calling for the boycott of these 24 retailersHere's the salary of every governor in the United StatesDisappointing photos show what cruise ships actually look like in real lifeSEE ALSO: Salesforce donates 1.5 million to fight the San Francisco homelessness problem and CEO Marc Benioff is matching it

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