While Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel's interim co-CEO, believes that spinning off the Intel Foundry division into a completely separate entity is not a wise idea, she notes that the fate of Intel manufacturing will be decided by 'someone,' likely either in reference to the Intel board or a future CEO. David Zinsner, the other interim co-CEO of Intel, believes that spinning off or retaining manufacturing operations as a separate entity is an open question.
"We really do already run the businesses fairly independently," said Michelle Johnston Holthaus at the Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference. "Product co makes their decisions, foundry makes their decisions. […] Great products with a great process, technology that we have first access to, is a differentiator. So pragmatically, do I think it makes sense that they are completely separated and there is no tie? I do not think so. But, you know, someone will decide that."
