Editing Intel (section)

===Leadership and corporate structure===
[[File:Otellini Barrett Maloney.jpg|thumb|Paul Otellini, Craig Barrett and [[Sean Maloney (technology)|Sean Maloney]] in 2006]]
[[Robert Noyce]] was Intel's CEO at its founding in 1968, followed by co-founder [[Gordon Moore]] in 1975. [[Andy Grove]] became the company's president in 1979 and added the CEO title in 1987 when Moore became chairman. In 1998, Grove succeeded Moore as chairman, and [[Craig Barrett (Intel President)|Craig Barrett]], already company president, took over. On May 18, 2005, Barrett handed the reins of the company over to [[Paul Otellini]], who had been the company president and COO and who was responsible for Intel's design win in the original [[IBM PC]]. The board of directors elected Otellini as president and CEO, and Barrett replaced Grove as [[Board of directors|Chairman of the Board]]. Grove stepped down as chairman but is retained as a special adviser. In May 2009, Barrett stepped down as chairman of the board and was succeeded by Jane Shaw. In May 2012, Intel vice chairman Andy Bryant, who had held the posts of CFO (1994) and Chief Administrative Officer (2007) at Intel, succeeded Shaw as executive chairman.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/01/20/intel-announces-management-changes|title=Intel Announces Management Changes|publisher=Intel|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=December 25, 2012|archive-date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125031245/http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/01/20/intel-announces-management-changes|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2012, president and CEO Paul Otellini announced that he would step down in May 2013 at the age of 62, three years before the company's mandatory retirement age. During a six-month transition period, Intel's board of directors commenced a search process for the next CEO, in which it considered both internal managers and external candidates such as [[Sanjay Jha (businessman)|Sanjay Jha]] and Patrick Gelsinger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Intel CEO Paul Otellini to step down in May, leaves a legacy of x86 dominance|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/11/19/intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-step-down-in-may/|work=Engadget|publisher=AOL Inc|access-date=May 16, 2013|author=Terrence O'Brien|date=November 19, 2012|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522232433/http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/19/intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-step-down-in-may/|url-status=live}}</ref> Financial results revealed that, under Otellini, Intel's revenue increased by 55.8% (US$34.2 to 53.3 billion), while its net income increased by 46.7% (US$7.5 billion to 11 billion).<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Impact of Paul Otellini's CEO Years at Intel|url=http://techpinions.com/on-the-impact-of-paul-otellinis-ceo-years-at-intel/15800|work=Tech.pinions|access-date=May 16, 2013|author=Peter Kastner|date=May 6, 2013|archive-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701182941/http://techpinions.com/on-the-impact-of-paul-otellinis-ceo-years-at-intel/15800|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 2, 2013, Executive Vice President and COO [[Brian Krzanich]] was elected as Intel's sixth CEO,<ref name="Alexis">{{cite web|title=Paul Otellini's Intel: Can the Company That Built the Future Survive It?|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/can-the-company-that-built-the-future-survive-it/275825/ |work=The Atlantic Monthly|publisher=The Atlantic Media Group|access-date=May 16, 2013|author=ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL|date=May 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828034416/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/paul-otellinis-intel-can-the-company-that-built-the-future-survive-it/275825/ |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> a selection that became effective on May 16, 2013, at the company's annual meeting. Reportedly, the board concluded that an insider could proceed with the role and exert an impact more quickly, without the need to learn Intel's processes, and Krzanich was selected on such a basis.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2013/05/02/intel-board-elects-brian-krzanich-as-ceo|title=Intel Board Elects Brian Krzanich as CEO|publisher=Intel|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103074653/http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2013/05/02/intel-board-elects-brian-krzanich-as-ceo|url-status=live}}</ref> Intel's software head [[Renée James]] was selected as president of the company, a role that is second to the CEO position.<ref>{{cite news|title=Intel's CEO Pick Is Predictable, but Not Its No. 2|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324766604578458650267324178|access-date=May 16, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=May 2, 2013|author=DON CLARK|author2=JOANN S. LUBLIN|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805003733/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324766604578458650267324178|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of May 2013, Intel's board of directors consists of Andy Bryant, John Donahoe, Frank Yeary, Ambassador [[Charlene Barshefsky]], [[Susan Decker]], [[Reed Hundt]], Paul Otellini, James Plummer, David Pottruck, and David Yoffie and Creative director [[will.i.am]]. The board was described by former ''Financial Times'' journalist Tom Foremski as "an exemplary example of corporate governance of the highest order" and received a rating of ten from GovernanceMetrics International, a form of recognition that has only been awarded to twenty-one other corporate boards worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Intel's King Makers – A Truly Exemplary Board Of Directors|url=http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2013/05/meet_intels_king_make.php|work=Silicon Valley Watcher|publisher=Tom Foremski|access-date=May 16, 2013|author=Tom Foremski|date=May 1, 2013|archive-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526193228/http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2013/05/meet_intels_king_make.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 21, 2018, Intel announced the resignation of Brian Krzanich as CEO, with the exposure of a relationship he had with an employee. [[Robert H. Swan|Bob Swan]] was named interim CEO, as the Board began a search for a permanent CEO.

On January 31, 2019, Swan transitioned from his role as CFO and interim CEO and was named by the Board as the seventh CEO to lead the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.intel.com/news/swan-email-intel-employees-customers-partners/|title=Robert (Bob) Swan's Email to Intel Employees, Customers and Partners on First Day as CEO|website=Intel Newsroom|language=en-US|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065428/https://newsroom.intel.com/news/swan-email-intel-employees-customers-partners/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 13, 2021, Intel announced that Swan would be replaced as CEO by [[Pat Gelsinger]], effective February 15. Gelsinger is a former Intel chief technology officer who had previously been head of [[VMWare]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitch |first1=Asa |title=Intel Ousts CEO Bob Swan |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-ceo-bob-swan-steps-down-11610548665 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119111903/https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-ceo-bob-swan-steps-down-11610548665 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2021, Intel removed the mandatory retirement age for its corporate officers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-founder-pat-gelsinger-may-not-have-time#:~:text=Update%2C%2012%2F13%2F2021,as%20asserted%20by%20Morris%20Chang | title=TSMC Founder: Pat Gelsinger Too Old to Make Intel Great Again | date=December 8, 2021 }}</ref>

In October 2023, Intel announced it would be spinning off its Programmable Solutions Group business unit into a separate company at the start of 2024, while maintaining majority ownership and intending to seek an IPO within three years to raise funds.<ref name="psg-spinoff1" /><ref name="spinoff2">{{Cite web |last=Leswing |first=Kif |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Intel plans to IPO programmable chip unit within three years; stock rises after hours |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/intel-plans-to-ipo-programmable-chip-unit-within-three-years.html |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004164922/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/intel-plans-to-ipo-programmable-chip-unit-within-three-years.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 1, 2024, Pat Gelsinger retired from the position of Intel CEO and stepped down from the company’s board of directors.<ref name="cnbc-retirement">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is out, stock up 5% |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/02/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-is-out.html |work=CNBC |language=en-US |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="wsj-retirement">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Intel CEO Gelsinger Retires, Leaves Board |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-ceo-gelsinger-retires-leaves-board-cb2478e6 |work=WSJ |language=en-US |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref> David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus were named as interim co-CEO's.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press |first=Associated |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires amid chipmaker's struggles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/02/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On March 13, 2025, it was announced that he would be formally replaced by American [[Lip-Bu Tan]] starting March 18, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Lip-Bu |title=Intel Press Announcement |date=March 12, 2025 |url=https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1730/intel-appoints-lip-bu-tan-as-chief-executive-officer }}</ref>