AMD announced the appointment of Vinay Awasthi as Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). In this role, he will lead the regional sales strategy and execution for AMD across one of the company’s fastest-growing regions. Based in Singapore, Vinay will focus on deepening customer engagement, strengthening OEM and channel partnerships, and aligning go-to-market strategies across APJ’s diverse markets to support continued growth across cloud, enterprise, AI, commercial and consumer segments.
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Vinay brings more than two decades of global sales leadership experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining AMD, he served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Compute Sales at Qualcomm. Before that, he spent 21 years at HP, where he held multiple senior leadership roles with both regional and global scope. Throughout his career, Vinay has built strong customer and partner relationships while driving sustained growth across complex international markets.
“I am excited to join AMD at such an important moment for both the company and the industry,” said Vinay Awasthi, Senior Vice President, Sales, APJ, AMD. “AMD’s broad portfolio of computing and AI solutions creates significant opportunities across the region. I look forward to working closely with our customers, partners and teams across APJ to strengthen collaboration, align execution, and accelerate innovation and growth.”
Darren Grasby, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, AMD shared, “We are thrilled to welcome Vinay to the team and are confident his leadership, expertise, and customer focus will drive meaningful impact across the region.” The company said that Vinay’s appointment highlights continued investment by AMD in APJ and its commitment to expanding customer and ecosystem partnerships across the region. With strong regional leadership in place, AMD is well positioned to capture growing demand for AI and accelerated computing and to support customers at scale.
