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Robert J. Rivet is executive vice president and chief financial officer of AMD. In this capacity he reports to Hector de J. Ruiz chairman of the Board of Directors president and chief executive officer.
Rivet joined AMD in 2000 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Immediately prior to joining AMD Rivet served as senior vice president and director of finance of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola. The Semiconductor Business Sector is Motorola’s second-largest business segment with more than $8 billion in sales and 34 000 employees worldwide.
A 24-year veteran of Motorola Rivet has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry having served in a number of positions in Motorola semiconductor operations since 1981. Rivet joined Motorola in 1976 as an accountant with the Corporate Accounting Department in Schaumburg Illinois.
Rivet received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Northern Illinois University his C.P.A. from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Rivet and his wife Cynthia live in Austin Texas and are the parents of two children Scott and Lauren. | 