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Lisa T. Su
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
11 yr
25 reports
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ·AMD
Functional org with product GMs reporting directly to CEO
Technology · Fortune #167 · Functional structure · 28K employees · Santa Clara, CA
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.5
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
6 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
43%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-27 · 10-K
Revenue
$34.6B
Operating income
$3.7B
Net income
$4.3B
Total assets
$76.9B
Shares out
1.63B
Sourced from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-27 ↗ View on SEC
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AMD runs a functional organization where major product GMs for Data Center and Computing & Graphics report directly to CEO Lisa Su. This page maps the executive structure, highlights CEO span and depth, reviews recent leadership changes, and compares AMD’s model with semiconductor peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal CEO Value Creation Equity Award joined as CEO Compensation
Board approved special long-term performance equity award for Lisa Su on 2026-02-11.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a Chief AI Officer role reporting to the CEO to coordinate AI strategy across product groups.
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to absorb operational load as AMD scales data center deployments.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Mark Papermaster
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Technology
13 yr
7 reports
Jean Hu
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Finance
3 yr
6 reports
Forrest Norrod
EVP & GM, Data Center Solutions
Data Center
11 yr
5 reports
internal
Darren Grasby
EVP, Chief Sales Officer & President EMEA
Sales
1 yr
6 reports
internal
Jack Huynh
SVP & GM, Computing and Graphics
Computing & Graphics
3 yr
5 reports
Philip Guido
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
Commercial
2 yr
4 reports
Ava M. Hahn
SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Legal
2 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Lisa T. Su $55.2M
- Base salary
- $1.29M
- Stock awards
- $41.67M
- Option awards
- $8.95M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.13M
- Other
- $124K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Jean Hu $14.3M
- Base salary
- $780K
- Stock awards
- $10.43M
- Option awards
- $1.84M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.18M
- Other
- $17K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa T. Su | 4.31M | <1% |
| Jean Hu | 148K | <1% |
The businesses
How Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
2K employees
EVP, CFO (Jean Hu)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, investor relations and corporate services.
Technology & Engineering
12K employees
EVP, CTO (Mark Papermaster)
Leads silicon, software and platform engineering across AMD’s portfolio.
Data Center
6K employees
EVP & GM (Forrest Norrod)
Owns CPUs, GPUs and AI accelerators for hyperscale and enterprise markets.
Computing & Graphics
6K employees
SVP & GM (Jack Huynh)
Drives client CPUs, GPUs and semi-custom products for PCs and gaming.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
AMD’s most distinctive structural feature is that multiple product general managers—Data Center and Computing & Graphics—report directly to the CEO within a largely functional organization.
This creates short decision paths from the CEO to major revenue engines while retaining centralized finance, technology, and legal control.
The chart shows a classic functional backbone (Finance, Technology, Legal, Sales) overlaid with powerful product GMs. Lisa Su maintains a broad CEO span, balancing deep technical oversight via the CTO with direct accountability for data center and client businesses. This reflects AMD’s strategy to move quickly in AI and high‑performance computing while avoiding a fully divisional P&L structure.
Compared with peers, AMD remains relatively flat at four levels, which supports speed but concentrates decision-making at the top, especially around product and capital allocation.
- No COO
- Product GMs report to CEO
- Flat functional structure
The comparison
How Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stacks up
Relative to Intel and NVIDIA, AMD’s structure sits between a pure functional model and a product-divisional model. Unlike Intel’s heavier divisional layering, AMD keeps its major product GMs reporting directly to the CEO, similar to NVIDIA’s tight CEO control but with clearer GM roles. AMD’s lack of a COO contrasts …
Reporting depth
Current signals
What changed recently
The most notable recent change was the Board’s approval of a major long-term performance equity award for CEO Lisa Su in February 2026.
- newCEO Value Creation Equity Award CEO Compensation
Board approved special long-term performance equity award for Lisa Su on 2026-02-11.
Source - new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-27
- CEO
- Lisa T. Su
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Strong continuity with Lisa Su and long-tenured technical leadership.
Named executive officers (5)
- Lisa T. Su - CEO since 2014
- Jean Hu - CFO since 2023
- Mark Papermaster - CTO since 2011
- Forrest Norrod - GM Data Center since 2014
- Darren Grasby - Chief Sales Officer since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-28
- CEO
- Lisa T. Su
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Stable executive team with incremental role expansions.
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-29
- CEO
- Lisa T. Su
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Pre-AI acceleration phase with leaner C-suite.
Year-over-year changes
AMD expanded its commercial leadership, increasing CEO span by one.
- CEO span: 6 → 7
- C-suite size: 6 → 7
- Avg tenure: 5 → 6 yr
- retitled Darren Grasby - Sales Leadership (was Strategic Partnerships) (DEF 14A, 2025)
Board refresh with the addition of a finance-experienced independent director.
- new KC McClure - Director (8-K, Jan 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Advanced Micro Devices?
Lisa T. Su has served as Chair, President and CEO of AMD since October 2014.
What type of organizational structure does Advanced Micro Devices use?
AMD primarily uses a functional structure with strong product general managers layered on top.
How many direct reports does Advanced Micro Devices's CEO have?
Lisa Su has seven direct executive reports.
How has Advanced Micro Devices's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include a new independent director appointment and a major long-term equity award for the CEO in early 2026.
Does Advanced Micro Devices have a COO?
No. AMD operates without a Chief Operating Officer, increasing direct CEO oversight.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 2026
- 8-K Filing, Jan 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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