---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000002488-22-000176"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMD"
cik: "0000002488"
company_name: "ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T17:47:38.274213+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMD board: John Caldwell retires; Nora Denzel appointed Lead Independent Director

## Summary
- John Caldwell retired from AMD's board effective Nov. 16, 2022, after 16 years of service, including Chairman from 2016 to 2022.
- Nora Denzel appointed as Lead Independent Director and Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.
- Denzel has served on AMD's board since 2014 and brings 25+ years of tech and data center experience.
- Caldwell's retirement is stated as not due to any disagreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000002488-22-000176
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMD
- cik: 0000002488
- company_name: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248822000176/0000002488-22-000176-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248822000176/amd-20221116.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000002488-22-000176
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000002488-22-000176.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000002488-22-000176.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nora Denzel was appointed as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  source text: Also on November 16, 2022, Ms. Nora Denzel was appointed as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248822000176/0000002488-22-000176-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Caldwell retired as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  source text: On November 16, 2022, Mr. John Caldwell, Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”), announced his retirement from the Board effective as of the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248822000176/0000002488-22-000176-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.