What Happened?
Sunnyvale, CA-based Advanced-Micro-Devices Promoted Ruth Cotter as Senior Vice President - Human Resources
About the Company
For nearly 50 years, AMD (NASDAQ: 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.
About the Person
Ruth Cotter (44) is Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Corporate Communications, and Investor Relations at AMD, reporting to President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. In this expanded role, Cotter is responsible for overseeing all aspects of these three corporate functions and driving cross-functional alignment to help the company achieve its business objectives. A 13-year AMD veteran, Cotter previously led AMD`s global relationships with the media, industry analysts and Wall Street as corporate vice president of communications and investor relations. Prior to joining AMD, Cotter spent several years at Trintech Group plc, a leading provider of transaction risk management solutions co-headquartered in Ireland and the USA, and CRH plc, one of the world`s largest building materials groups, growing her investor relations expertise. Before that, she gained public relations experience in the public, banking, and consumer industries. Cotter serves on the National Investor Relations Institute`s (NIRI) Board of Directors and the San Jose Sister City Program Board of Directors. She was nominated as a "Woman Worth Watching" by the Diversity Journal in September 2014.
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