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gigaom.com - 11/2/2009
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Hector Ruiz, the former chairman and CEO of AMD who was alleged to have leaked information in the insider trading scandal surrounding the Galleon hedge fund probe , will resign his chairman position at Globalfoundaries , a semiconductor manufacturing company jointly owned by AMD and the ...
online.wsj.com - 10/28/2009
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One of the technology industry's highest-profile executives has
become ensnared in an alleged insider-trading case that is...
shaking the corporate and financial worlds. A criminal case filed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office earlier this month ...
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Chief of AMD Is Linked to Galleon
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Ex-AMD CEO Hector Ruiz steps down as Globalfoundries chairman amid insider trading scandal
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... fund probe," you're probably in a pretty bad way. While this story is obviously still far from over, it looks like Ruiz has at least realized the gravity of his predicament, and announced today that he's taking a "voluntary leave of absence" before formally resigning from the company on January 4th, 2010. He'll be replaced immediately by former Broadcom CEO Alan "Lanny" Ross, who will serve as interim chairman until the company's board appoints a permanent chairman.
[Via GigaOM] Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Ex-AMD CEO Hector Ruiz steps down as ...
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