Intel Board Elects Paul Otellini Intel CEO Posted on 12/11/2004 at 10:32 by Marc
Intel today announced that its board of directors has elected Paul S. Otellini, currently president and chief operating officer (COO), as its next chief executive officer (CEO). Otellini, 54, will succeed Craig R. Barrett. Otellini received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of San Francisco in 1972, and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1974. He joined Intel in 1974 and has served as president and COO since January 2002. He was elected to the board of directors in 2002. Since joining Intel, Otellini has held a number of positions, including general manager of the company's chipset business and later serving as an assistant to then-Intel president Andy Grove in 1989. Unlike others Intel’s CEO, Paul Otellini doesn’t have a scientific background.