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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000002488-25-000182"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMD"
cik: "0000002488"
company_name: "ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC"
filed_at: "2025-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:16:44.837559+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMD appoints Emily Ellis as Chief Accounting Officer effective Dec 15, 2025

## Summary
- Emily Ellis, 43, appointed Corporate VP and CAO; previously VP Controller at Palo Alto Networks.
- Base salary of $425,000 with 70% target annual bonus; sign-on bonus of $300,000 (2-year clawback).
- Initial RSU award valued at $3,000,000 vesting over 4 years; eligible for annual equity of $900,000 target.
- Jean Hu steps down as interim CAO but remains EVP, CFO and Treasurer.
- Ellis is a CPA; no family relationships or material transactions with AMD officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000002488-25-000182
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMD
- cik: 0000002488
- company_name: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
- filed_at: 2025-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248825000182/0000002488-25-000182-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000000248825000182/amd-20251212.htm

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