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AMD chief Dirk Meyer resigns

...AMD's chief executive Dirk Meyer has resigned and will be replaced by chief financial officer Thomas... Read more

11 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

AMD reports flat earnings, but sees future in Fusion

...segment in the fourth quarter," said Seifert, who replaced former chief executive Dirk Meyer after his resignation in January. "This is one of the areas... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

Gartner: Tablet sales to hit almost 20 million this year

...PCs, rather than cannibalising PC sales to a significant degree. AMD chief Dirk Meyer also briefly addressed the tablet issue in a results-related conference... Read more

15 October, 2010 by David Meyer

AMD rejigs GlobalFoundries wafer supply agreement

AMD has changed its agreement with chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries in order to encourage production of reliable and problem-free 32nm silicon wafers Read more

4 April, 2011 by Jack Clark
Bavarian Drinking Games 1.0

Bavarian Drinking Games 1.0

The App contains seven hilarious drinking games collected by a real Bavarian: Dirk Meyer With this App, Oktoberfest doesn't end on October 11th, it... Read more

1 October, 2010
AMD: Antitrust ruling will unseat Intel

AMD: Antitrust ruling will unseat Intel

...Intel was abusing its market dominance to shut out the smaller chipmaker. Dirk Meyer, AMD's president and chief executive, said that the ruling was... Read more

13 May, 2009 by David Meyer and Tom Espiner

AMD reports net loss after tough first quarter

...1.17bn, down 21 percent from a year ago. However, chief executive Dirk Meyer said on Tuesday that AMD is "more nimble" following the spin... Read more

22 April, 2009 by Larry Dignan

AMD's Ruiz steps down as CEO

...is stepping down from the helm of the troubled chip company, and Dirk Meyer is taking over. Ruiz announced the leadership change on Thursday during... Read more

18 July, 2008 by Tom Krazit
Can AMD's heir apparent turn its fortunes around?

Can AMD's heir apparent turn its fortunes around?

...evident for more than a year: company president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer (pictured) is the heir apparent to Ruiz. That strategy became clear... Read more

3 January, 2008 by Dawn Kawamoto and Tom Krazit

AMD sells digital TV unit to Broadcom

...market, as part of an effort to streamline its businesses. Chief executive Dirk Meyer said in a press release that the sale was a "key... Read more

26 August, 2008 by Margaret Kane

AMD on road to recovery, says research firm

...also said it expected AMD's recent announcement that chief operating officer Dirk Meyer would take the reins from chief executive Hector Ruiz following the... Read more

21 July, 2008 by Victoria Ho
AMD gets new chip head

AMD gets new chip head

...roadmap and will report directly to AMD president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer. Central Engineering will work with customers and internal business units to... Read more

13 May, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Orton resigns from AMD

...of AMD's graphics and consumer electronics businesses will report directly to Dirk Meyer, AMD's president, and Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive. Dave... Read more

11 July, 2007 by Tom Krazit

AMD denies executive rumours

...according to sources. The memo clarified the roles of some groups under Dirk Meyer, who was promoted to president and chief operating officer of AMD... Read more

10 April, 2006 by Tom Krazit

AMD delivers first quarter profit

...loss of 5 cents a share. In a statement, AMD chief executive Dirk Meyer credited new graphic and server chips for boosting the company's... Read more

16 April, 2010 by Larry Dignan

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