Pat “Kicking” Gelsinger not going for Intel job

Pat-Gelsinger-300x199Intel‘s former chief technology officer, Pat “Kicking” Gelsinger, is not having a crack at the vacant Intel CEO job.

For those who came in late, Intel’s Brian Krzanich quit last week and some thought Intel should pursue 30-year Intel veteran Gelsinger to replace Krzanich.

VMware’s CEO took to Twitter to rule that out.

VMware, which is majority owned by Dell Technologies, and said the CEO will drive software innovation for years to come.

Following Gelsinger’s tweet on June 22 about declining the potential Intel CEO position, Michael Dell tweeted his own approval of the news to Gelsinger’s Twitter account: a cartoon image of a man with a “you’re the best” plaque.