Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has appointed Ariel Kelman as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately, to lead the company’s global marketing organization and sharpen its brand storytelling as AMD expands its leadership in high-performance and AI computing solutions.
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) has named Ariel Kelman as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer to guide the company’s global marketing efforts during a period of significant portfolio expansion and AI-driven momentum. Kelman will focus on deepening connections with customers, partners, developers, and the broader technology ecosystem while advancing AMD’s position in high-performance and intelligent computing.
“Ariel is a proven marketing leader with deep experience building brands, driving marketing impact at scale and connecting innovation to customer value,” said Ruth Cotter, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at AMD. “As AMD continues to expand our portfolio and deliver industry-leading high-performance and AI solutions across data center, embedded, client and gaming, Ariel’s leadership will be instrumental in sharpening our storytelling, advancing our marketing organization and accelerating our momentum.”
Kelman most recently served as President and Chief Marketing Officer at Salesforce, leading the company’s global marketing organization. His earlier career includes senior marketing roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle, where he helped scale operations and modernize marketing strategies during phases of substantial growth.
“I’m thrilled to join AMD at such an exciting moment in the company’s journey,” said Kelman. “I’m looking forward to working with the team to elevate the AMD brand, deepen engagement with customers and partners and capture the massive AI data center opportunity enabled by AMD’s uniquely differentiated products. That combination is what energizes me most.”
The appointment positions AMD to further strengthen its storytelling and go-to-market execution as demand grows for its full-stack AI solutions. With a broad portfolio spanning AI-optimized CPUs, GPUs, networking, and software, AMD continues to address critical computing challenges across cloud and AI infrastructure, embedded systems, AI PCs, and gaming.
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