Dirk Meyer Announced New AMD CEO. amd hector ruiz. AMD's current chief executive officer Hector Ruiz is stepping down and handing his role to Dirk Meyer, who has been elected president and CEO of AMD, effective immediately.. AMD’s current chief executive...

Asset Smart will spin off AMD’s fabs into a new company that will be run by Hector Ruiz. Dirk Meyer will keep control of the development and then fabless AMD. So, don’t expect any big changes from Dirk Meyer for now. Meyer’s appointment makes sense from...

AMD To Bring 'Cost Structure In Line With Performance'. amd processor costs. Chicago (IL) - In an email sent to employees and seen by TG Daily, AMD president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer called the headcount reductions at the company "painful",...

From a company that was losing out heavily in the mid-90s, AMD delivered a major coup with the K7 design (more well known as Athlon), a chip that trounced Intel’s Pentium III. The K7 design was the baby of a team led by Dirk Meyer. This was the first time...

its Q1 revenue guidance by more than $100 million and cut approximately 10% of its staff. In a letter sent to employees, president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer justified thsi move by stating the the company needs to bring its cost structure in line...

so far. The company described 2007 as a year “not to get excited about”, but believes to be able to return to profitability in 2008. Not surprisingly, the company’s chief operating officer Dirk Meyer was upfront with analysts about the questions surrounding...

the latest high profile executive to leave, following chief technology officer Phil Hester. There was some speculation whether AMD’s executives were leaving on their own accord or whether they were fired. President and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer provided...

The Central Engineering leadership team is described to "direct the development and execution of AMD’s technology and product roadmaps in partnership with AMD’s business units." Akrout, VerHeul and Allen will report to president Dirk Meyer. And even if...

about leadership replacements and how that can happen to shine a positive light on every one. Unless there is a major surprise, Ruiz’ successor is likely to be Dirk Meyer, who is currently serving as president and COO. However, if there is a change in leadership...