Intel interim-CEO Bob Swan reportedly wants the job

Intel kicked out its CEO on June 21, 2018 and is still looking for a replacement. Officially, Brian Krzanich stepped down due to fraternization with a co-worker, unofficially the whole 10nm mess may be the real reason.

Anyway, Intel is still looking for a replacement and FUD Zilla heard from its sources that Bob Swan, the current interim-CEO, secretly wants the job, even though he publicly denied this.

The site says the only other serious contender within Intel is Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala, the chip giant's chief engineering officer. Other prominent names outside Intel reportedly turned down the job:

Some other prominent names that have turned down the offer include Pat Gelsinger the CEO of VMware since September 2012 and Rene James, who probably cannot leave its ARM startup Ampere without being acquired by someone, let's say Intel. Michael Dell was never a serious candidate, why should he leave his baby to Intel? Diane Bryant seems to be out of the race too.

Of course, Intel is interviewing people from outside too, but Pat and Rene are ex-Inteleers who know how the company works. It looks like Gelsinger doesn’t want to make a step backward as he was probably having hard feelings at being pushed out of Intel in 2009 due to Larrabee complications.

Intel is still a company with a lot of advantages, but the firm's image has taken a serious dent due to the inability to get 10nm out of the door. A multi-year lead in manufacturing used to be one of Intel's big advantages, but these days Intel is no longer the top dog in chip manufacturing.