Did You Know? A Latino runs AMD - Hector Ruiz is chairman and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

“Dr. Ruiz joined AMD in January 2000 as president and chief operating officer, and was named chief executive officer in April 2002. He was appointed as chairman of the board in April 2004.

Previously, Dr. Ruiz served as president of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector. In his 22-year career with the technology firm, Dr. Ruiz held a variety of executive positions in the United States and overseas. He also worked at Texas Instruments in the company’s research laboratories and manufacturing operations.”*

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