CurrentCurrent · in office since 2014
Rank #21 Globally
Quick Answer & Tenure Summary
Lisa Su has served as Chair & CEO of AMD for 12 years 1 month (4,418 days), holding office continuously since Oct 8, 2014. At present, Lisa Su ranks as the #21 longest-serving chief executive among tracked global leaders in the database.
In Office
12 years 1 month
4,418 days
Start Date
Oct 8, 2014
Appointed 2014
End Date
Present
Active executive
Age at Appointment
44 years old
Born Nov 7, 1969
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- None (Founding CEO)
- Successor
- Active (In office)
- Global Tenure Rank
- #21 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- May 1, 1969 (Santa Clara, California)
- Known Aliases
- Lisa Tzwu-Fang Su
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Oct 8, 2014Source ↗
Appointed President & CEO
Appointed CEO of AMD, executing a historic multi-year turnaround centered on high-performance Zen computing.
Mar 2, 2017Source ↗
Ryzen CPU Architecture Launch
Launched revolutionary Ryzen processors, successfully challenging industry leadership in desktop compute.
Feb 14, 2022Source ↗
Xilinx Acquisition Completed
Completed the transformative $49 billion acquisition of adaptive computing pioneer Xilinx.
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