Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. announced that Forrest Norrod has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Solutions business group at AMD. The appointment reflects his record of leadership and market growth throughout his tenure with AMD and the strategic role of the data center business to the companys continued growth strategy. Norrod joined AMD in 2014 and most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of the Data Center Solutions business group.

He has more than 30 years of technology industry experience across a number of engineering and business management roles at both the chip and system level.