Intel Corp (INTC)

[chipdesigner]

This would appear to be the guy:

About Dave House
Dave House, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Allegro Networks, a privately-held data communications equipment startup headquartered in San Jose. House has over 35 years of experience in the high technology and communications industries. Most recently, House was the president of Nortel Networks, joining the company through Nortel's $8 billion acquisition of Bay Networks in 1998. During his 22 years at Intel, House is credited with creating and launching the "Intel Inside" campaign. Prior to Intel, House held management positions at companies including Microdata, Honeywell and Raytheon. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, House earned a BSEE from Michigan Technological University and an MSEE from Northeastern University in Boston.

It could be that his no longer working for Intel allows him to speak honestly about Itanium.