Assessing Intel’s Otellini and Advising His Successor

By some measures, Paul Otellini’s tenure as CEO of chip giant Intel Corp. was successful. When he took over in 2005, revenues of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company were $38.8 billion. As he leaves midway through 2013, previous-year revenues topped $53.3 billion, a 38 percent increase. Today, Intel rules the PC processor market more completely than ever before. On the other hand, at just over $21, the company’s share price has remained virtually unchanged through the years. Also, Intel...