Intel CEO Paul Otellini CES Keynote
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Good afternoon and welcome to the 2010 International CES. Our
speaker today is a very familiar face at CES. He's also the CEO of a
corporation that is always pushing the boundaries of innovation. I'm
talking about the kind of innovation that makes our lives more
exciting and fulfilling, and spans nearly every sector in technology
from personal computers to consumer electronics, and from
healthcare to cars.
Paul Otellini is president and chief executive officer of Intel
Corporation. Paul joined Intel in 1974 as a finance analyst, and he
worked his way all the way up to the top. He became Intel's
president, COO, and the director on Intel's board in 2002, and then
he shifted to the CEO role in 2005. He also serves on the board of
directors of Google, and he's chairman of the Task Force on
American Innovation.
Since becoming Intel's CEO, Paul has been an agent of change
within the company and the industry. In his last two years, since he
last keynoted at CES, Paul has been one of the few CEOs who's
been forward-looking and conveyed cautious optimism during the
global recession that affected all of us. In fact, just last year at a
dinner here, while everyone was talking about the recession, Paul
was telling me about how this is the time to invest in the future and
keep the good people that you need in the company.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini CES Keynote
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I also had the privilege of being with Paul just last month in
Washington D.C. where he chaired a two-day conference on
innovation. And he got the top speakers from the administration and
from the private world to talk about what it takes to move us
forward.
Now some examples of Paul's gusty bets on the future for Intel and
the industry include the introduction of the Intel Atom Processor in
2008. This new low-cost microprocessor helped create a growth
driver for the industry in many segments, most notably notebooks,