Peter Smith
⬤ Advanced Micro Devices announced the appointment of Ariel Kelman as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Kelman will lead AMD's global marketing organization overseeing brand, communications, events, developer relations and go-to-market strategy.
⬤ Kelman will report to Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Ruth Cotter and collaborate with the executive team to deepen engagement with customers, partners and developers. The company highlighted the role as part of ongoing expansion across high performance computing and AI solutions spanning data center, embedded, client and gaming markets.
⬤ The executive brings more than two decades of global marketing experience. He most recently served as President and CMO at Salesforce and previously held senior leadership positions at Amazon Web Services and Oracle where he helped scale marketing organizations during growth phases. AMD described him as a marketing leader capable of connecting innovation to customer value amid increasing AI chip competition.
I'm joining at a pivotal moment for AMD, Kelman stated, emphasizing opportunities tied to AI data centers and ecosystem engagement.
⬤ The appointment reflects continued organizational positioning as AMD expands its product portfolio across multiple computing segments, with AI infrastructure projected to hit $4 trillion.
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