AMD appoints Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO

SUNNYVALE, USA: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today announced the appointment of Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO.

Mahmoud will be responsible for managing the company's global technology infrastructure, and will play a key role in ensuring that AMD continues to set an example of commercial computing excellence.

He will report to the Office of the CEO. He brings over two decade of enterprise information technology leadership experience, most recently as vice president of IT at Dell.

“Ahmed's success using IT as a competitive differentiator to scale the business will help AMD tremendously as we expand our own infrastructure to best meet internal needs and better serve a growing customer base,” said Dirk Meyer, president and COO, AMD.

Earlier to Dell, Mahmoud held various IT positions at Eastman Kodak, The University of Houston, and Texas A&M University. He earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in physics from Texas A&M University.