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Paul Otellini, who served as CEO of Intel from 2005 to mid-2013, has passed away at the age of 66. The death appeared to have occurred in his sleep, the company said in an announcement released today. Altogether, Otellini was employed by Intel for more than 40 years.
Over 40 years working for Intel
Otellini was the fifth CEO of Intel, replaced by the current CEO Brian Krzanich, and managed to become one of the directors of the company without having any engineering training.
"Intel generated more revenue during its eight years as CEO than in the 45 years prior to its arrival, " the company said in a press release.
During Otellini's leadership, Intel's revenue touched close to $ 53 billion at the end of 2011 compared to $ 34 billion in sales recorded before he started as CEO.
In addition to having maintained good partnerships with Windows-based PC manufacturers, Apple also announced in 2005 that all of its Mac computers would begin to feature Intel processors, an announcement that was made by Otellini and Steve Jobs on the same stage during the event. WWDC 2005.
Perhaps one of Otellini's least successful projects was the company's attempt to extend its customer base to encompass smartphones, however, at this time Intel's processors are found neither on iPhone nor on Android terminals.
Via Business Wire"It was a winless battle. And the world would have been very different if we had succeeded, "said Otellini in a 2013 iPhone interview. "During my career, I have made many decisions following my instincts, and I had to have followed my instincts since he said yes, " he said at the time.
