0000002488-18-000166.txt : 20180827 0000002488-18-000166.hdr.sgml : 20180827 20180827161909 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000002488-18-000166 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180822 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20180827 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180827 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002488 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 941692300 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07882 FILM NUMBER: 181039153 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054 BUSINESS PHONE: (408) 749-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054 8-K 1 amd_form8-svp82718.htm 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 22, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-07882
94-1692300
(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
2485 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 749-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o




Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
On August 22, 2018, Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) announced his resignation effective as of September 3, 2018.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 27, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Anderson’s resignation. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
 
99.1
  
 
 
 




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: August 27, 2018
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

By:
 
/s/Harry A. Wolin
Name:
 
Harry A. Wolin
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 



 EX-99.1 2 a991leadershipupdate-press.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


PRESS RELEASE


Contact:
Sarah Youngbauer
AMD Communications
512-602-3028
sarah.youngbauer@amd.com

Laura Graves
AMD Investor Relations
408-749-5467


AMD Announces Client Compute Leadership Updates

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Aug. 27, 2018 — To further focus on its significant client computing growth opportunities, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today named Saeid Moshkelani as senior vice president and general manager, Client Compute Group, effective immediately. Moshkelani will lead all aspects of product strategy, management and engineering for AMD client computing products and solutions and will report to AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. In addition, Darren Grasby, senior vice president of global Computing and Graphics sales and AMD president for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) will also now report directly to Dr. Su. AMD also announced that Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of the Computing and Graphics business group, has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
"We see significant opportunities to continue gaining share and accelerate our growth in the client processor market based on the strength of our premium AMD Ryzen product portfolio and our long-term roadmaps,” said Su. “Saeid and Darren are the right leaders to combine our product leadership with strong and strategic customer relationships as we enter our next phase of growth in the client PC market. I am grateful to Jim for his many contributions to AMD and wish him the very best as he begins a new chapter in his career.”

About Saeid Moshkelani
Saeid Moshkelani serves as senior vice president and general manager of the AMD Client Compute Group responsible for all aspects of product strategy, management and engineering for client computing products and solutions. Moshkelani joined AMD in 2012 as general manager of the AMD Semi-Custom Business Unit, which he grew from infancy to a multi-billion-dollar business. He then spent two years leading product and platform engineering operations. Moshkelani is an experienced executive with more than 30 years of engineering and operations leadership experience and a strong track record of driving product development and business growth for semiconductor companies, including Trident Microsystems Inc., LSI Logic, C-Cube Microsystems and VLSI. Moshkelani holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Oregon State University.







About Darren Grasby
Darren Grasby is senior vice president of global Computing and Graphics sales and president of AMD operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Grasby is responsible for driving worldwide AMD Computing and Graphics sales across PC manufacturers and channel partners whilst enhancing the regional reputation of AMD with customers, partners and employees. Having joined AMD in 2007 he has been instrumental in uniting the sales teams across the globe, driving synergies across AMD’s different routes to market and in turn increasing the company’s global sales footprint.

About AMD
For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.

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