AMD unveils new CTO

Mark Papermaster joins chip giant after extensive experience at Cisco, Apple and IBM

AMD has unveiled Mark Papermaster (pictured) as its new chief technology officer as it looks to grab more market share.

The Cisco, Apple and IBM veteran will report to chief executive Rory Read, and will oversee the vendor's engineering, R&D and product development as head of the newly formed Technology and Engineering Group.

The advanced R&D development team led by senior vice president of R&D Chekib Akrout, as well as the engineering teams in AMD's products group, will report to Papermaster, who played a significant role in the development of Apple's iPod and iPhone hardware during his time at the company.

In a statement, Read said: "Mark's appointment significantly strengthens AMD's senior leadership. He has held substantial engineering roles for three of the technology industry's most innovative companies. He is a proven winner who knows the industry, knows our customers and flat out knows technology."

Read added: "The newly created technology and engineering group aligns all of AMD's technical talent into a centralised team, which will improve our time to market and help lift our execution across the board. Most importantly, this new organisation accelerates our ability to consistently deliver on our customer commitments and help our customers win."