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10 AMD operations leaders
These ten current and former AMD operations leaders hold or have held senior vice president, corporate vice president and director roles in operations at AMD. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams at AMD.
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01—10Abhi Pant
LinkedInExperience: CVP Strategy, Operations & Programs · AMD
CVP Strategy, Operations & Programs at AMD since January 2025, a role the profile lists at executive level. Former SVP, Strategic Business Operations at NetApp (2022–2024), VP, Strategy, Planning & Business Operations at Cisco (2017–2022) and Head of Strategy, Planning & Business Operations WalmartLabs at Walmart (2015–2017).
Ara Markosian
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Software Development, Head of Armenia Operations · AMD
Former Sr. Director of Software Development, Head of Armenia Operations at AMD (2019–2024), a role the profile places in San Jose, California at director level. Former CEO, Co-founder at Nairian Skincare (2014–2018), Director of Engineering at Mentor Graphics (2008–2014) and Director of Armenian Operations at Monterey Design Systems (2001–2003).
Jim Clifford
LinkedInExperience: SVP Global Operations · AMD
Former SVP Global Operations at AMD (2014–2016), a role the profile places in Austin, Texas in the operations department at president/vice president level. Former VP Foundry Technology & Sourcing at RFMD (now Qorvo, Inc.) (2013–2014); the profile also lists a Sr VP & GM Operations row at Qualcomm dated from 1994 to 2012.
John Docherty
LinkedInExperience: SVP Operations · AMD
Former SVP Operations at AMD (2007–2014); the profile also lists a separate SVP Operations role at AMD from 2005 to 2007, both in the operations department at senior level. Former SVP Operations at GlobalFoundries (2014–2018), and Board Member at Elevate Semiconductor since 2023 and at TechWorks since 2021.
Nikki Wright
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · AMD
Director of Operations at AMD since November 2020, in the operations department at director level, and former Senior Director Business Operations at AMD (2025). Former Sr Manager Supply Chain (2016–2020), Supply Chain Manager (2014–2016) and Business Analyst (2004–2014) at AMD.
Renato Fragale
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President, Client Business Operations · AMD
Corporate Vice President, Client Business Operations at AMD since April 2026; the profile says Renato Fragale leads AMD's Gaming Client PC business, working across business, sales, marketing and engineering disciplines. Former Sr. Director, OEM Client Business (2018–2026), Director of Supply Chain (2014–2018) and Sr. Manager, Semi-Custom Silicon Operations (2012–2014) at AMD.
Ron Chatterjee
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Operations · AMD
Director Strategic Operations at AMD since June 2023, a role the profile places in Austin, Texas in the operations department at director level. Former Senior Program Manager at AMD (2019–2023), and former Operations Manager (2018–2019) and Engineering Manager (2016–2018) at NXP Semiconductors.
Scott Aylor
LinkedInExperience: CVP Global Operations Strategy · AMD
Former CVP Global Operations Strategy at AMD (2020–2025), a role the profile places in Austin, Texas. Senior Vice President Manufacturing Strategy and Procurement at AMD since July 2026, and former CVP Manufacturing Strategy and Procurement (2024–2026) and CVP and GM Datacenter Solutions (2015–2020) at AMD.
Vikram Gill
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President, Americas Region Operations & Transformation · AMD
Corporate Vice President, Americas Region Operations & Transformation at AMD since January 2025, a role the profile places in Vancouver, BC, Canada / Austin Texas. Former SVP Global Server CoC, Networking CoC, Extended Technologies & Infrastructure Upgrades Business (2021–2024) and Vice President, Operations (2016–2017) at Dell Technologies.
William Hsu
LinkedInExperience: Product Operations Senior Director · AMD
Product Operations Senior Director at AMD since April 2025. Former Product Operations Quality Executive Director at ZT Systems (2018–2025), Operations Engineering Senior Director at Jabil (2016–2018) and Americas ODM Operations Site Director at Dell Technologies (2014–2016).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a chipmaker coordinate operations with foundry and assembly partners it does not own?
- 02How should business operations and planning teams support product groups at a large semiconductor company?
- 03What does an operations organization at a chipmaker look for when choosing manufacturing or logistics partners?
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