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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

AMD names Emily Ellis Chief Accounting Officer effective December 15, 2025

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Advanced Micro Devices appointed Emily Ellis, 43, as Corporate Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, effective December 15, 2025. Jean Hu, who had been interim Chief Accounting Officer, will continue as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The filing discloses Ellis's base salary, bonus target and equity award, which are routine terms for a senior finance appointment.

Key points

  • Emily Ellis, 43, previously Vice President Controller at Palo Alto Networks since March 2024 and a PwC partner from July 2019 to March 2024
  • Base salary of $425,000, annual bonus target of 70% of base salary, and $300,000 cash sign-on bonus
  • Restricted stock unit award with a target value of $3,000,000 under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
  • Sign-on bonus is subject to pro-rated repayment if service ends within two years

The filing

CompanyAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 15, 2025, 4:12 PM ET
Accession number0000002488-25-000182

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 15, 2025.

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