No. 25 Paul Otellini, president and CEO, Intel
Last year's position: Not placed
Not even six months on the job and already Intel's fifth CEO is seen to be setting agendas at the chipmaker and beyond.An Intel lifer, who joined the company more than 30 years ago and moved up the ranks to become president and COO in 2002, Paul Otellini won't let Intel rest on its laurels.
He's pushing for innovation in core technologies such as power management and multiprocessor chips. He's also drilling into new markets - not afraid to expand out of the business world into the consumer realms of home appliances and games.
All this while predicting double-digital growth this year on the financial side.
Praised by the Agenda Setters panel for "taking his company into innovative areas when he could just be a huge incumbent", Otellini reminds us that just because you're big doesn't mean you have to be slow.
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--Peter Rowell, Regent Associates executive chairman and Agenda Setters panellist
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