Dirk Meyer
Derrick R. "Dirk" Meyer (born November 24, 1961) is a former
Education
He received a bachelor's degree in
Career
He was a co-architect of the Alpha 21064 and Alpha 21264 microprocessors during his employment at DEC and also worked at Intel in its microprocessor design group.[2]
Meyer joined
Dirk Meyer was formerly president and chief executive officer of AMD. At one time, he was the chief operating officer. In this role, he shared leadership and management of AMD with former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of AMD Hector Ruiz.[4] Prior to this role, Meyer served as president and chief operating officer of AMD’s Microprocessor Solutions Sector where he had overall responsibility for AMD’s microprocessor business, including product development, manufacturing, operations and product marketing.[3]
On July 18, 2008, Dirk Meyer replaced
In the beginning of 2011, Meyer was removed as CEO after discussions with the AMD Board. His departure is widely believed to have been due to conflicting views about the future strategic direction for the company. Meyer was replaced by Rory Read later in the year. [6][7]
On October 10, 2012, Meyer joined the Board of Directors for startup company Ocoos.[8]
References
- ^ Dirk Meyer to leave AMD Archived 2018-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Derrick Meyer, Forbes.
- ^ Bloomberg Business. March 26, 2015.
- Advanced Micro Devices.
- ^ AMD: Ready to play ball Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, CNN Money, 2010-08-30.
- ^ "AMD's CEO Steps Down". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Dylan McGrath, EE Times. "Former IBM, Lenovo exec takes the helm at AMD." August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Ocoos Attracts Former CEO of Advanced Micro Devices to Board
External links
- AMD, Dirk Meyer, and the eternal corporate battle, January 3, 2008