AMD has announced the appointment of Emilio Ghilardi as Senior Vice
President and General Manager of the EMEA region, commencing in
mid-August 2008. The company also announced the resignation of Alberto
Macchi (pictured), Corporate Vice President of sales and marketing for
the EMEA region, citing the pursuit if new opportunities as the reason
for his departure.
Mr. Ghilardi’s most recent role was as Vice President and General Manager of HP’s EMEA Consumer Business Unit. He held a similar role in the company’s Commercial Hardware section within the Imaging and Printing Group, and also served as Vice President of Consumer PC Clients in EMEA.
By Síle Mc Mahon