AMD Names James Doran Vice President and General Manager of Dresden Operation.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999-- AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. today announced the appointment of James E. Doran, 51, as vice president and general manager of AMD Saxony Saxony (săk`sənē), Ger. Sachsen, Fr. Saxe, state (1994 pop. 4,901,000), 7,078 sq mi (18,337 sq km), E central Germany. Dresden is the capital. Manufacturing GmbH (Fab 30) in Dresden, Germany. Previously, Doran was vice president, Fab 25 and Submicron Development Center (SDC SDC Silver Dollar City SDC Security Door Controls SDC Student Development Center SDC San Diego Chargers SDC Science Data Center SDC System Development Charges SDC Studebaker Drivers Club SDC San Diego, California (border patrol sector) ) Operations. Doran will report to Gary Heerssen, group vice president of AMD's Wafer Fab Group. "Jim has played a key role in the success of AMD's manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. ," Heerssen said. "He has a proven track record at AMD and has demonstrated the ability to build a strong operation that can effectively manage our accelerated pace of change." W. J. Sanders III, AMD chairman and chief executive officer, stated, "Under Jim's leadership, we will be able to further strengthen our team in Dresden. We are entering the next phase of growth at Fab 30. Jim has proven his ability to run a world-class organization and is the right leader with the right skills as we begin ramping our production capabilities in Dresden." Doran replaces Jack L. Saltich, who resigned to pursue another opportunity. Doran has been with AMD since 1990. Prior to joining AMD, he was vice president of operations for Paradigm Semiconductor. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. and a master's degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces microprocessors, flash memories, and integrated circuits for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2.5 billion in 1998. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD). Note to Editors: AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
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