{"id":20887,"date":"2015-11-04T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=20887"},"modified":"2015-11-04T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:58:40","slug":"amd-appoints-darren-grasby-to-president-of-emea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/20887-amd-appoints-darren-grasby-to-president-of-emea\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Appoints Darren Grasby to President of EMEA<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appoint\u00adment streng\u00adthen focus on key regi\u00adons in sup\u00adport of dri\u00adving deeper cus\u00adto\u00admer and part\u00adner relationships<\/em><\/p>\n

FLEET<\/span>, UK<\/span> \u2014 NOVEMBER<\/span> 4 , 2015 \u2014<\/strong>AMD<\/span><\/a> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent World\u00adwi\u00adde Com\u00adpo\u00adnent Chan\u00adnel Dar\u00adren Gras\u00adby, 45, has been appoin\u00adted to the new\u00adly-crea\u00adted posi\u00adti\u00adon of pre\u00adsi\u00addent of AMD<\/span> EMEA<\/span> (Euro\u00adpe, Midd\u00adle East and Africa).<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>EMEA<\/span> is a key regi\u00adon with a broad set of important cus\u00adto\u00admers, part\u00adners and mar\u00adkets for AMD<\/span>.  Dar\u00adren is a pro\u00adven lea\u00adder who is ide\u00adal\u00adly sui\u00adted to dri\u00adve deeper cus\u00adto\u00admer, part\u00adner, and stake\u00adhol\u00adder rela\u00adti\u00adonships across EMEA<\/span> as a part of hel\u00adping AMD<\/span> accom\u00adplish our long-term busi\u00adness goals,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Su, pre\u00adsi\u00addent and chief exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve offi\u00adcer at AMD<\/span>. \u201cOver the past eight years Dar\u00adren has pro\u00adven to be an effec\u00adti\u00adve and results-dri\u00adven lea\u00adder.  This new role will allow him to broa\u00adden his influence and reach in sup\u00adport\u00ading AMD<\/span>\u2019s cus\u00adto\u00admers, part\u00adners and employees while also pro\u00admo\u00adting and enhan\u00adcing our regio\u00adnal repu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon and pro\u00admi\u00adnence as an inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy pioneer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Com\u00admen\u00adting on his appoint\u00adment, Dar\u00adren Gras\u00adby said: \u201cI am hono\u00adred to take on this role, par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly as it allows me to pro\u00admo\u00adte AMD<\/span>\u2019s tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy lea\u00adder\u00adship and high\u00adlight the inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon that is cen\u00adtral to AMD<\/span>\u2019s busi\u00adness phi\u00adlo\u00adso\u00adphy across a broad geo\u00adgra\u00adphic regi\u00adon. At our core, AMD<\/span> is focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts to the bene\u00adfit of our part\u00adners and cus\u00adto\u00admers. EMEA<\/span> is wide\u00adly renow\u00adned as a strong\u00adhold of oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty and I\u2019m exci\u00adted to expand our pipe\u00adline for suc\u00adcess across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Dar\u00adren Grasby<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dar\u00adren Gras\u00adby is Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent World\u00adwi\u00adde Com\u00adpo\u00adnent Chan\u00adnel and Gene\u00adral Mana\u00adger for AMD<\/span> in Euro\u00adpe. In his role he is respon\u00adsi\u00adble for dri\u00adving AMD<\/span>\u2019s Glo\u00adbal Chan\u00adnel and Regio\u00adnal OEM<\/span> sales orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon while buil\u00adding bet\u00adter and clo\u00adser rela\u00adti\u00adonships with key cus\u00adto\u00admers and influen\u00adcers and dri\u00adving the plat\u00adform mes\u00adsa\u00adge into the com\u00adpo\u00adnent chan\u00adnel. With AMD<\/span> sin\u00adce 2007 and based in UK<\/span>, pre\u00advious\u00adly Dar\u00adren ser\u00adved as Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent Sales &<\/span> Mar\u00adke\u00adting for the EMEA<\/span> regi\u00adon. Pri\u00ador to that, he held the posi\u00adti\u00adon of Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent of EMEA<\/span> Chan\u00adnel and SMB<\/span> Manage\u00adment at AMD<\/span> lea\u00adding an orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon that cover\u00aded Euro\u00adpe and emer\u00adging regi\u00adons, inclu\u00adding the Midd\u00adle East and Rus\u00adsia. He was instru\u00admen\u00adtal in com\u00adbi\u00adning the Chan\u00adnel sales orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon in EMEA<\/span> under one sales team, dri\u00adving the AMD<\/span> plat\u00adform mes\u00adsa\u00adge, gro\u00adwing embedded and local OEMs and incre\u00adasing sales covera\u00adge across EMEA<\/span>. Dar\u00adren has been in the high-tech indus\u00adtry for over 20 years, with more than 16 years of expe\u00adri\u00adence focu\u00adsed on PC<\/span>\/peripheral manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring faci\u00adli\u00adties across the glo\u00adbe. Pri\u00ador to his ten\u00adure at AMD<\/span>, he foun\u00added and led seve\u00adral suc\u00adcessful regio\u00adnal com\u00adpu\u00adter manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring companies.<\/p>\n

About AMD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For more than 45 years AMD<\/span> has dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting, gra\u00adphics, and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2015 the buil\u00adding blocks for gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms, and the dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adter. Hundreds of mil\u00adli\u00adons of con\u00adsu\u00admers, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses, and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch faci\u00adli\u00adties around the world rely on AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work, and play. AMD<\/span> employees around the world are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the AMD<\/span> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) web\u00adsite<\/a>, blog<\/a>, Face\u00adbook<\/a> and Twit\u00adter<\/a> pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201430\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span>, the AMD<\/span> Arrow logo and com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons the\u00adreof, are trade\u00admarks of Advan\u00adced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for infor\u00adma\u00adtio\u00adnal pur\u00adpo\u00adses only and may be trade\u00admarks of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Appoint\u00adment streng\u00adthen focus on key regi\u00adons in sup\u00adport of dri\u00adving deeper cus\u00adto\u00admer and part\u00adner relationships<\/p>\n

FLEET<\/span>, UK<\/span> \u2014 NOVEMBER<\/span> 4 , 2015 \u2014AMD<\/span> (NASDAQ<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Vice Pre\u00adsi\u00addent World\u00adwi\u00adde Com\u00adpo\u00adnent Chan\u00adnel Dar\u00adren Gras\u00adby, 45, has been appoin\u00adted to the new\u00adly-crea\u00adted posi\u00adti\u00adon of pre\u00adsi\u00addent of AMD<\/span> EMEA<\/span> (Euro\u00adpe, Midd\u00adle East and Afri\u00adca). (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20889,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20887\/revisions\/20889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}