AMD appoints ex-Lenovo COO Read as boss

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Eight months after Dirk Meyer's departure, chip maker names Rory Read as CEO and president

Chip maker AMD has appointed former Lenovo exec Rory Read (pictured) as its president and chief executive, following Dirk Meyer's resignation in January. Read will take over from Thomas Seifert,...

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