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End of an era as Sanders leaves AMD
News Although Sanders will remain chairman through to 2003, the company will be in the hands of its president, Hector Ruiz, a Motorola veteran who joined AMD in 2000 and is known as a hard-driving operations expert.
[April 25, 2002, 9:32]
AMD's Ruiz steps down as CEO
News AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz 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 AMD's second-quarter financial earnings conference call.
[July 18, 2008, 9:06]
Can AMD's heir apparent turn its fortunes around?
News Chief executive Hector Ruiz said last month that he plans to stay in the job throughout 2008, and it doesn't seem AMD's board of directors is inclined to send him packing. Ruiz promised in December the company would be profitable in the second half...
[January 3, 2008, 14:38]
AMD finds Sanders successor at Motorola
News The company on Tuesday named Hector de Ruiz, a former Motorola executive, as its new president and chief operating officer. De Ruiz had forged a relationship with AMD and Sanders through a technology-sharing agreement between the two companies.
[January 26, 2000, 10:45]
AMD 'to keep adding' to x86
News With some wind in its sails thanks to the popularity of its Opteron and Athlon microprocessors, Advanced Micro Devices is committed more than ever to the future of the x86 computer chip platform, CEO Hector Ruiz said.
[June 13, 2005, 9:50]
Smaller is better, says AMD chief
News But Ruiz, appointed in January, is just getting warmed up. Ruiz said to expect AMD-based Internet appliances sometime in 2001 -- possibly some of them based on the Linux operating system. Fab 30, which began shipping copper this month, is running...
[June 27, 2000, 8:11]
AMD denies executive rumours
News AMD's chairman and chief executive Hector Ruiz's role at the company has not changed, AMD said, contrary to rumours that Ruiz plans to step down as chief executive. Some interpreted the memo as a harbinger of Ruiz's departure, and rumours that...
[April 10, 2006, 8:50]
AMD and ATI plan Centrino challenger
News AMD's chief executive Hector Ruiz said the merger, which is due to close in the fourth quarter, will result in platforms for the business and mobile sectors in 2007. Ruiz said AMD's platforms will have open interfaces, to encourage the development...
[July 24, 2006, 14:50]
AMD outlines chip strategy
News We're talking x86 chips down to a buck," said AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz, who added that the chip markets AMD participates in should grow relatively well. IT upgrades in the next two years are inevitable," Ruiz said.
[November 15, 2004, 7:25]
AMD's chief executive to step down in 2002
News Ruiz, AMD's current president and chief operating officer. Ruiz's employment contract, in fact, contained a clause that entitled him to a $1.5m if AMD failed to appoint him chief executive by 2002. The transition has been expected since Ruiz came...
[February 15, 2001, 8:24]
AMD beats expectations
News The industry is healthy," said Hector Ruiz, AMD's chairman, president and chief executive officer, on a conference call following the company's announcement. AMD expects to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the industry in 2006, Ruiz said.
[January 19, 2006, 10:45]
AMD's sales chief to leave company
News Hard OCP published an internal AMD memo — which appeared accurate to an AMD representative — from chief executive Hector Ruiz, announcing Richard's departure to employees and thanking him for his service.
[August 23, 2007, 9:02]
Chipmaker meets expectations
News With this, AMD's third consecutive quarterly profit, chief executive Hector Ruiz said the company has taken control of its fate by introducing leading technologies, such as 64-bit PC and server processors, and improving its relationship with...
[July 15, 2004, 14:35]
AMD sues Intel
News In an open letter, AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz explained the lawsuit, saying: "Our competitor has harmed and limited competition in the microprocessor industry. For most competitive situations, this is just business, said Ruiz.
[June 28, 2005, 12:35]
AMD suffers in price war
News Right now this challenging environment is the desktop market in the channel," said chief executive Hector Ruiz. The company won a very significant customer during the quarter in Dell, which is still on track to ship a four-processor server using...
[July 21, 2006, 9:35]
AMD under fire in the courtroom
News In a jab at AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz, Intel noted that Ruiz recently said his company "is in the strongest position that [AMD has] ever been in". They don't want to talk about the fact that they have a gun to the head of the industry," Ruiz...
[September 2, 2005, 8:55]
Dell and AMD: Looking back through the years
News Hector Ruiz, AMD's chairman and chief executive, April 2005. Hector Ruiz, November 2005. There's not enough of a performance advantage"; "We need lots of chips, more than AMD can produce"; "Introducing another chip supplier into our exclusive...
[August 21, 2006, 10:25]
Sun's latest chips near completion
News Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive, joined McNealy on Wednesday to tout the companies' partnership. Sun now is the partner responsible for the most sales of Opteron chips, Ruiz said. That chip is still on schedule to arrive this year, Ruiz said...
[February 3, 2005, 15:40]
AMD chief touts virtualisation virtues
News At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco on Monday, AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz discusses how virtualisation technology can be of benefit in addressing the challenges of efficient energy and affordable internet access.
[November 13, 2007, 14:29]
AMD, Intel fortunes diverge over past year
News This week is likely to play out very differently for Intel's Paul Otellini and AMD's Hector Ruiz. Ruiz, however, won't have as much fun. AMD representatives said last month that Ruiz would have more to say about the company's "asset light" strategy...
[July 17, 2007, 10:31]
