Amd Board Elects Dirk Meyer As President And Ceo

摘要

AMD announced that its Board of Directors elected President and CEO Dirk Meyer as the company's Chief Executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become Executive Chairman of AMD and chair of the Board of Directors. As executive chairman, Ruiz will ensure a smooth executive leadership transition, focus on driving the company's asset smart strategy to completion, and assist with high-level government and strategic partner relations. Meyer, 46, joined AMD in 1995 and made his mark as part of the design team responsible for the original AMD Athlon~(TM)processor, a breakthrough product for AMD and the industry's first processor to break the 1GHz barrier. From 2001 to 2006, Meyer led the company's microprocessor business, overseeing related R&D, manufacturing, operations, and marketing.