IMDaily · 2024-04-29 · 6 min
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Chief Executive Magazine announced Dr. Lisa Su's selection as its 2024 CEO of the Year, an honor that recognizes transformative executive leadership selected by an independent committee of peer CEOs. Su became AMD's chair and CEO in 2014 after joining the company in 2012 as senior vice president of global business units. Over her decade-plus tenure, she has reshaped AMD to focus on high-performance, high-margin processors for gaming, graphics, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence - categories that have driven extraordinary shareholder returns. Chief Executive Group, which administers the award through Chief Executive Magazine, ChiefExecutive.net, Corporate Board Member Magazine, and related digital communities, has been recognizing transformative business leadership for 38 years. Su's credentials span technical expertise (BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering from MIT, 40+ published technical articles) and industry recognition (IEEE fellow, National Academy of Engineering member, Robert N. Noyce Medal recipient, and presidential appointment to the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology). She previously held senior leadership roles at Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, and Texas Instruments.
Su was selected by an independent committee of peer CEOs for her work leading one of the most spectacular turnarounds in technology sector history, transforming AMD from an industry also-ran into one of the fastest growing and most technically advanced semiconductor companies in the world.
AMD's shares increased more than 30,700% during Su's tenure as CEO, which began in 2014.
Su holds a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctorate in electrical engineering from MIT, and has published more than 40 technical articles.
Su was named a fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers in 2009, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2018, received the IEEE's Robert N. Noyce Medal in 2021, and was appointed by President Biden to the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Before joining AMD in 2012, Su held senior leadership positions at Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, and Texas Instruments, where she began her career on the technical staff.
Our reviewer’s read on each dimension, with quotes from the episode.
The episode is almost entirely a biographical press-release recitation padded with weekend-rest commentary and congratulatory filler. A B2B operator would extract zero actionable insight from this six-minute segment.
I was preaching this message about rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. And I don't think it's too much to ask.
drop by the comment section and give a huge shout out to Dr. Lisa Sue on this award
There is no original thinking whatsoever; the host reads a press release verbatim and adds applause cues. No contrarian framing, no first-principles analysis, no novel angle on the AMD story.
Dr. Su was selected by an independent committee of CEOs for her work, leading one of the most spectacular turnarounds in the history of the technology sector.
another huge round of applause for Dr. Lisa Sue. Congratulations on this. This is amazing.
There is no guest at all; Dr. Su is merely the subject of a news item being read aloud. The host offers no practitioner expertise of his own relevant to B2B operators.
My name is Sean P. Neal and we're bringing you the very best stories from the world of marketing, branding, and business growth.
A handful of concrete data points exist (30,700% share increase, 2012 joining date, MIT degrees, 40 technical articles) but they are all lifted directly from a press release with zero additional sourcing, context, or analysis.
AMD's shares increased more than 30,700% as she reshape the company to better serve the future needs of its customers
Dr. Sue has a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she's published more than 40 technical articles
There is no conversation, no interview, no questions, and no pushback of any kind; the format is a solo host monologue reading a press announcement. Craft cannot be evaluated because no craft is attempted.
Now let talk about Dr Lisa Su
sounds like i mean that's really where this is going into the future so make sure that you drop by and just give her a huge congratulations
Computed from the transcript - who did the talking, and the words that came up most.
AMD 's Dr Lisa Su Named Chief Executive Magazine's 2024 CEO of the Year. "Lisa Su's leadership in transforming AMD into a global leader in innovation and technology is truly remarkable," said Ed Bastian , chief executive of Delta Air Lines and Chief Executive magazine's 2023 CEO of the Year, who served on this year's selection committee. "Just as impressive is the fact that she never forgets the people behind the technology - her employees and customers are always front and center. Her values-led approach is exactly the type of leadership we need as we move into an exciting and unprecedented future driven by AI innovation and emerging technology." Said Marc Benioff , founder and CEO of Salesforce, Chief Executive magazine's 2022 CEO of the Year and a member of this year's selection committee: "Lisa is a pioneering CEO who has transformed AMD into one of the greatest companies of our generation." FEATURED LINKS - PODCAST INFO - Hosted By: Shawn P Neal - Shawn's LinkedIn: - Recorded at Studio236 EPISODE HASHTAGS #businessgrowth #shawnpneal #mypodcastmedia #yourcustomersarelistening #DisruptWithPodcasting
Transcribed and scored by The B2B Podcast Index.
AMD's Dr. Lisa Su named Chief Executive Magazine's 2024 CEO of the Year. Let's get into it. And welcome to Innovate Marketing Daily.
Today is April 29th, 2024. My name is Sean P. Neal and we're bringing you the very best stories from the world of marketing, branding, and business growth. Now imagine what it must be like to be named the CEO of the year.
That's exactly what we're going to dive into today without further ado. And thanks so much for joining me on this 29th day of April 2024. Hope you all are doing well. It is Monday.
Now, if you remember on Friday, I was preaching this message about rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. And I don't think it's too much to ask. I really don't. I just hope that you got it.
I hope that you took advantage of the past few days to really invest in yourself. And I hope you're starting today refreshed, rejuvenated, ready to go. That's how I'm feeling. All right, now let's get into the story.
This one comes to us from Brentwood Tennessee and that is where chief executive magazine announced that Dr Lisa Sue CEO of AMD has been named 2024 Chief Executive of the Year by her peer CEOs Very very nice Let pause for an applause Congratulations Now, Dr. Su was selected by an independent committee of CEOs for her work, leading one of the most spectacular turnarounds in the history of the technology sector. All right, before we get any further into the story, I want to stop real quick and talk a little bit about Chief Executive of the Year, what that is, and the organization behind it.
So over the past 38 years, Chief Executive of the Year honorees have been a who's who of American business leadership. Now, the honor recognizes courageous, long-term executive leadership in the service of shareholders and society. And Chief Executive Group, a leading community for business leaders worldwide, exists to improve the performance of U.S.
CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CHROs, and corporate directors. So it publishes Chief Executive Magazine, ChiefExecutive.net, let's see, Corporate Board Member Magazine, BoardMember.com, StrategicCFO360.
com, and StrategicCHRO360.com, and, and, and, and, runs some of the nation's most essential peer networking communities. All right now let talk about Dr Lisa Su So after becoming chair and chief executive officer of AMD in 2014 Dr Su led the transformation of the company from an industry also ran into one of the fastest growing and most technically advanced semiconductor companies in the world. Now, over the course of her tenure, AMD's shares increased more than 30,700% as she reshape the company to better serve the future needs of its customers with an emphasis on high performance, high margin processors for gaming, graphics, supercomputing, and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Sue joined AMD in January of 2012 as a senior vice president and general manager global business units. And previously before that, she worked in senior leadership positions at Freescale Semiconductor and IBM and began her career on the technical staff at Texas Instruments. Dr.
Sue has a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she's published more than 40 technical articles and was named a fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers in 2009. In 2018, Dr. Sue was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and received the Global Semiconductor Association's Dr Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award In 2021 she was recognized by the IEEE with its highest semiconductor honor the Robert N Noyce Medal and was appointed by President Biden to the President Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Now, Dr.
Sue also serves on the board of directors for the Semiconductor Industry Association. So Dr. Sue's selection as 2024 CEO of the year is scheduled to be celebrated at an invitation-only event hosted by Chief Executive Group this fall. Another huge round of applause for Dr.
Lisa Sue. Congratulations on this. This is amazing. Please, wherever you're watching or listening to this podcast, drop by the comment section and give a huge shout out to Dr.
Lisa Sue on this award and moving into the future.
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