Jerry Sanders III
Walter Jeremiah Sanders III (Jerry Sanders III) (born September 12, 1936 in Chicago ) is an American electrical engineer and co-founder of Advanced Micro Devices . He was Chief Executive Officer and President of the company from 1969 to 2002 .
Career
Sanders studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, he worked at Douglas Aircraft Company and Motorola before moving to Fairchild Semiconductor . There he worked in the Sales and Marketing department .
On May 1, 1969, he and former Fairchild employee Ed Turney founded the Sanders Association , which was later renamed Advanced Micro Devices . Sanders was the company's President and CEO from the start. In 2002, Sanders handed over the post of CEO and President of the company to Héctor Ruiz and retired.
Private life
Sanders has three children from his first marriage and a daughter from his second marriage.
See also
Web links
- The Fairchild Chronicles
- Interview with Jerry Sanders at his alma mater
- Massive source of links and reviews regarding Jerry Sanders
- Profile of Jerry Sanders
- AMD "Jerry Sanders" Creative Design Competition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Kanellos: End of era as AMD's Sanders steps aside . CNET . April 24, 2002. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
- ↑ UI Alumni Association | Welcome, Alumni & Friends! Retrieved July 24, 2018 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanders III, Jerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sanders III, Walter Jeremiah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American company founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |