Scott Herkelman, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Graphics Business Unit, has announced his departure from the company at the end of this year. Herkelman, a seasoned industry veteran, has spent seven years at AMD, during which he oversaw the launch of three generations of RDNA graphics architectures. His career includes a stint as the General Manager for GeForce at NVIDIA before briefly joining a start-up and subsequently joining AMD in 2016 as Vice President and General Manager of the Graphics Business Unit. In 2022, he was promoted to Senior Vice President.
After seven years at AMD and launching three increasingly competitive generations of RDNA graphics architectures, I have decided to leave AMD at the end of this year.
Godspeed @amdradeon
I will miss every single one of you, fighting shoulder to shoulder in the trenches…
— Scott Herkelman (@sherkelman) September 25, 2023
Herkelman bid farewell to his colleagues in a Twitter post, leaving the industry curious about his next move, given his deep passion for PC and gaming. According to reports, Jack Huynh is set to assume the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Graphics Business Unit, as indicated on AMD’s official website. Herkelman’s departure marks a notable shift in leadership within AMD’s graphics division, and the industry will be watching closely to see how this change impacts the company’s future endeavors.
