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2 AMD Executives Out in Restructuring Amid Slump


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two executives have left Advanced Micro Devices Inc., including the head of the slumping chip maker's microprocessor division, as the company tries to engineer a dramatic turnaround to fend off larger rival Intel Corp. The Sunnyvale-based company said Monday that Mario Rivas, executive vice president of the computing solutions group, and Michel Cadieux, chief talent officer, have resigned from AMD to "pursue new opportunities."


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