AMD Names Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Web Host Industry Review (Oct 19 2011) Cloud Computing

1. Core processor provider AMD (www.amd.com) announced on Wednesday it has named Mark Papermaster the company's senior vice president and chief technology officer. He will report to president and CEO Rory Read and will oversee all of AMD's engineering, research and development, and product development functions as the head of the newly-formed technology and engineering group. In his new role, Papermaster will be responsible for establishing and executing the company's technology and product roadmaps, integrated hardware and software development, and overseeing the creation of all of AMD's products. The advanced research and development team led by SVP of research and development Chekib Akrout, as well as the engineering teams residing in AMD's products group, will now report to Papermaster. Akrout will maintain responsibility for leading AMD's processor core development as well as system-on-a-chip design methodology. (Read Full Article)

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