In a short press release despatched out yesterday afternoon, AMD has introduced that its govt management crew goes to see some modifications. Rick Bergman, the present govt vice chairman of AMD’s essential Computing and Graphics enterprise group, has introduced that he can be taking on retirement later within the quarter. In his place, long-time AMD govt and design engineer Jack Huynh has been appointed as the brand new senior vice chairman and basic supervisor for the group.

Rick Bergman is a well known title at AMD with a big historical past on the firm, most notably on the GPU aspect of the enterprise. Previous to re-joining AMD in 2019 to steer the Compute and Graphics enterprise unit, he was CEO of Synaptics from 2011 by way of 2019. Earlier than leaving AMD the first time, Bergman labored at AMD (and earlier acquisition ATI) for over a decade, serving in numerous roles overseeing AMD’s GPU and CPU applied sciences, and serving to to orchestrate AMD’s late 2000s graphics renaissance. This can mark the second (and remaining) time that Bergman is leaving the corporate, as he’s retiring from AMD – although AMD notes that he can be sticking round by way of the present quarter “to make sure a clean transition.”

In his place, long-time AMD govt (and design engineer) Jack Huynh has been tapped to steer the Computing and Graphics group. Huynh has been at AMD for over 20 years, and previous to his new appointment, he was the senior vice chairman and basic supervisor for AMD’s fairly profitable Semi-Customized enterprise group for a number of years. Together with his new place, Huynh may have broad dominion over AMD’s desktop chip efforts, protecting each CPUs and GPUs, together with the continuing improvement of AMD’s subsequent technology of client and gaming merchandise.

“Below Jack’s management, AMD has strengthened our place because the main supplier of customized options for gaming,” stated Dr. Su. “We see sturdy long-term progress alternatives for our Computing and Graphics enterprise as we carry our high-performance CPU and GPU IP along with our management software program capabilities to create differentiated options throughout our foundational gaming franchise and a broader set of markets. As we welcome Jack in his expanded position, I additionally need to personally thank Rick for his many contributions and dedication to our enterprise all through his years with AMD.”