The last place you'll ever find me is in the US government. The idea of government made his blood pressure rise, he said. I have no plans to resign in the short term. One of the jobs I do have is to organise an orderly succession. I doubt a successor would come from outside the company.
Senior management has to be more generalised rather than be semiconductor born and bred.
Sean Maloney, Pat 'Kicking' Gelsinger and Paul Otellini and others have all been tipped for the top post at Intel after Barrett, known to love outdoor pursuits such as fishing and the like, retires. There must now follow a period of political infighting which Andy Grove, still the overall commander of Intel, will want to prevent. Gelsinger, for example, who designed the 386 processor which catapulted Intel into the big league, is favoured by many as the heir apparent. Ottellini, who was approached to replace Compaq's Eckhard Pfeiffer for Compaq, is known to be not particularly interested in top jobs. But Maloney, a Brit, despite his Irish name, and at one-time Grove's right hand man, might feel peeved by Barrett's outspoken comments.