AMD’s Board of Directors consists of ten Board members and three Committees that are responsible for review and oversight of company strategy and practices. The Chairman of the Board, the Committee members and their chairs are appointed by the Board annually. In accordance with AMD’s Principles of Corporate Governance, a majority of members of the Board must meet the criteria for independence as required by applicable law and the New York Stock Exchange standards.
The following table provides membership on AMD's Board committees and links to Board member experience and Board committee charters: Chairman of the Board |  Chairperson |  Member |  Financial Expert |
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| | Audit and Finance Committee | Compensation Committee | Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee | Dr. W. Michael Barnes
 Dr. W. Michael Barnes
W. Michael Barnes has been a director since 2003. Dr. Barnes brings extensive financial management experience and a strong understanding of semiconductor technologies to our Board. Between 1968 and 2001, Dr. Barnes held several senior executive positions at Rockwell International Corporation (now Rockwell Automation, Inc.), a major American manufacturing corporation that has included divisions in aircraft, defense electronics, commercial electronics, automotive components, printing presses, and ... |
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| John E. Caldwell  John E. Caldwell
John E. Caldwell has been a director since October 2006. Mr. Caldwell brings extensive general management, financial management and risk assessment experience to our Board. He was a member of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer of SMTC Corporation, an electronics manufacturing services company, from 2003 until his retirement in March 2011. Before joining SMTC, Mr. Caldwell held positions in The Mosaic Group, a marketing services provider, as Chair of the Restructurin... |
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| Henry WK Chow  Henry WK Chow
Mr. Chow has been a director since February 2011. Mr. Chow brings to our Board his extensive experience and insight in operating a technology business in the Asia Pacific region as well as his significant expertise in general management and operations. Since July 2009, Mr. Chow has acted as a corporate business advisor to IBM, working approximately 30 hours per month. Prior to this role, during his 41-year career at IBM, Mr. Chow held a variety of management positions in the services, systems e... |
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| Bruce L. Claflin
 Bruce L. Claflin
Chairman of the Board
Bruce L. Claflin, as the Chairman of the Board, has been a director since 2003. On March 2, 2009, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board, and on January 10, 2011, upon the resignation of our Chief Executive Officer, he was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Claflin was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of 3Com Corporation ("3Com"), a provider of voice and data networking products and services, from January 2001 until he retired i... |
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| Nicholas M. Donofrio  Nicholas M. Donofrio
Nicholas M. Donofrio has been a director since November 2009. Mr. Donofrio brings to our Board significant expertise in the area of semiconductor technology and manufacturing, system design and integration, and is able to provide the Company with valuable insight and guidance regarding technological strategy and innovation. During his 44-year career at IBM, Mr. Donofrio held a variety of leadership roles in IBM's server, advanced workstations, personal computing, manufacturing and semiconductor ... |
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| H. Paulett Eberhart  H. Paulett Eberhart
H. Paulett Eberhart has been a director since 2004. Ms. Eberhart brings to our Board her significant general management experience, financial and accounting expertise and a strong background in global markets and channels in the services sector. Since January 2011, she has been President, CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of CDI Corp., a leading provider of engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing. From 2009 until January 2011, she was Chair... |
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| Martin Edelman *  Martin Edelman
Martin L. Edelman has been a director since February 2013. Mr. Edelman brings an extensive legal background to our Board. He has over 40 years of experience in the legal profession, and he has considerable experience in structuring and negotiating complex transactions. Since 2000, Mr. Edelman has served as Of Counsel to Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a New York law firm. Mr. Edelman was a partner with Battle Fowler LLP, which merged with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, from 1972 t... |
| | | | Jack Harding  Jack Harding
John “Jack” Harding has been a director since August 2012. He brings extensive semiconductor industry experience to the board, especially in the area of ASIC and SoC chip design, productization and manufacturing. He co-founded and is President and Chief Executive Officer of eSilicon Corporation, a privately held company that designs and manufactures complex, custom chips for a broad and growing portfolio of large and small firms. Before starting eSilicon Corporation, Mr. Harding served as Presid... |
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| Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi *  Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi
Ahmed Yahia has been a director since November 2012. Mr. Yahia brings to our board his experience as Executive Director of the Mubadala Industry business unit of Mubadala Development Company PJSC (Mubadala) and as a former partner of McKinsey & Company provides the Board with expertise in corporate strategy development, corporate performance transformation and operations. Since March 2010, Mr. Yahia has been the Executive Director of the Mubadala Industry business unit of Mubadala, a strategic ... |
| | | | Rory Read  Rory Read
Rory Read is president and chief executive officer of AMD and also serves on the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining AMD in August 2011, Mr. Read served as president and chief operating officer of Lenovo Group, Ltd. He previously spent 23 years at IBM serving in various global leadership roles. Mr. Read’s five year tenure at Lenovo featured an extensive track record of growth, transformation and innovation. Mr. Read led the company through a substantial business turnaround, marked... |
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