AMD Announces Departure of Emilio Ghilardi as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer

SUNNYVALE, CA, Feb 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the departure of Emilio Ghilardi as
senior vice president and chief sales officer, effective immediately.
Rory Read, AMD president and chief executive officer, will serve as
interim chief sales officer while the company actively seeks a
replacement.

"I'd like to thank Emilio for his contributions to the business and wish
him well in his future endeavors," said Read. "Developing relationships
with our customers that are grounded in a foundation of trust through
consistently delivering on our commitments is critical, and we are making
progress toward that goal. AMD enters 2012 with significant momentum, and
we are building upon that momentum by embracing the shifts occurring in
the industry and marrying market needs with innovative technologies to
become a consistent growth engine."
Mr. Ghilardi joined AMD from
Hewlett Packard in 2008.

About AMD
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the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD
Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing
devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving
industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's
superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions
ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information,
visit http://www.amd.com.

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Contact:
Mike Silverman
AMD Global Communications
512-602-3781
michael.silverman@amd.com

Ruth Cotter
AMD Investor Relations
408-749-3887
ruth.cotter@amd.com

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