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AMD Has A CEO Shake-Up Again

Written by Michael Larabel in AMD on 8 October 2014 at 05:28 PM EDT. 12 Comments

The AMD news keeps rolling today... The latest is word hitting the wire that Rory Read has stepped down from AMD.

Rory Read, the CEO, president, and member of the board of directors has stepped down from all three positions today. Read though will stay with AMD in an advisory role until the end of the year.

Succeeding Rory Read as CEO, a title he's held just since 2011, is Lisa Su, the company's former Chief Operating Officer. Lisa is also AMD's first female CEO.

More details via AMD's press release.

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