Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the 'bounty' clause in his pay package, which gives him extra 100 shares for each person terminated, with 200 shares if that person spent most of his day on this website.

AI says: Lip-Bu gets compensation package so he can give you a severance package.

AI analysis of the news article:
Based on the information provided, Lip-Bu Tan's compensation package appears to be designed primarily for running the company rather than preparing for a sale, although some elements could potentially incentivize both scenarios.

The package is structured to align Tan's interests with long-term company performance and shareholder value creation:

Long-term focus: The majority of the compensation ($66 million) is in long-term equity incentives and options that vest over several years.

Performance-based: Tan will not receive shares if Intel's stock price declines over the next three years, but could gain additional stock if Intel outperforms the market.

Personal investment: Tan has committed to purchasing $25 million in Intel shares and retaining them, demonstrating his belief in the company's future.

Turnaround incentives: The package is designed to reward Tan for improving Intel's performance, with potential for significant gains if he successfully revitalizes the company.

However, there is one element that could be interpreted as preparation for a potential sale:

Change in control provision: The filing indicates that Tan may qualify for accelerated vesting of grants if Intel undergoes a change in control.

While this provision could be seen as preparing for a potential sale, it is also a common feature in executive compensation packages to protect the CEO's interests in case of major corporate changes.

Overall, the structure of Tan's compensation package, with its emphasis on long-term performance and personal investment in the company, suggests that it is primarily designed to incentivize him to run and improve Intel's performance rather than prepare for an immediate sale.

I wouldn't be too focused on the dollar values. There is a clause in the contract where he keeps 2/3 of his stock if the ownership of the company changes.

"eligible to keep two-thirds of his stock awards if a "change in control" or a significant shift in the ownership takes place within 18 months of his joining"

He may be here to streamline the company to make it easier to breakup and sell. The BOD has been reviewing offers and discussing options but no one is offering enough value because Intel is too big of a mess. Think of this as someone taking a distressed house off the market to rip out the old carpet and do some renovations prior to putting it back on the market. I expect there to be some serious house cleaning done at Intel and it will be completed in short order. The intent of hiring Tan is to increase Intel's market value not make Intel an industry leader.

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We need to get the priority set right. It is at the moment of not only the survival of IFS but the entire US. If we keep emphasizing the work life balance of the first company of the first world, soon the so called sweatshop of the third world will be something we hope that we could have. Time is different now.

"Guys , don’t get too much excited with Lip-bu. It’s actually a bad news, his growth model will be all about draining resources to low cost geo at the expense of high cost , this is the model of Cadence and even Synopsys. I don’t think we have hired right guy."

worked at synopsys
i can attest to that
the 'business model' for profit that of a burger king
make the same hamburger pretty much as cheaply as possible
and pass the savings up 'into the share price'

Guys , don’t get too much excited with Lip-bu. It’s actually a bad news, his growth model will be all about draining resources to low cost geo at the expense of high cost , this is the model of Cadence and even Synopsys. I don’t think we have hired right guy.
Go and ask anyone in cadence, majority of hiring is all done in low cost.be prepared to get majority of job moved out of Us under lip-bu.

@bb one woman is enough to bankrupt any millionaire

Lip Bu Tan
turned cadence into a rotting 3rd world sweatshop
for the majority shareholders

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive total compensation of $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stock options and grants vesting over the coming years, according to an SEC filing on Friday.

he will be doing whatever he needs to increase the share price
since Intel is on the bottom
i suspect the fiscal accounting is going to be very creative
also expect a number of stock buybacks

That's heavy on bonus

If I had that much money, I'd get a second or third wife.

The compensation package seems to be more reasonable than Pat's. I hope this one pays off.

If he really thinks he going to make that bonus then he must have a plan.

Got to pay big bucks for big clean up ???