AMD CEO Lisa Su Named Yahoo Finance 2026 CEO of the Year; Stock Up 158% YTD

According to PANews, Yahoo Finance named AMD CEO Lisa Su as 2026 "CEO of the Year" on November 13. AMD shares have climbed 158% year-to-date, significantly outperforming Nvidia, which fell 7%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices, which gained 11% and 10% respectively.

The recognition comes as AMD announced an $8.2 billion acquisition of World Labs, founded in 2024 to develop 3D environment AI software. The company is led by Fei-Fei Li, who will assume the role of AMD executive vice president and chief scientist reporting directly to Su. Su also received the National Medal of Science from the U.S. this year.

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