med ▁reasons . ▁ ▁V P ▁at ▁C is co ▁Systems ▁( 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Pap erm aster ▁became ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁Switch ing ▁Technology ▁Group ▁at ▁C is co ▁Systems . ▁of ▁C is co ' s ▁Sil icon ▁Engineering ▁Group , ▁he ▁had ▁o vers ight ▁for ▁C is co ' s ▁“ sil icon ▁strategy , ▁architecture , ▁and ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁switching ▁and ▁routing ▁business es .” ▁His ▁department ▁also ▁o vers aw ▁“ chi ps ▁developed ▁in - house ▁for ▁C is co ' s ▁switch es ,” ▁the ▁AS IC ▁( application ▁specific ▁integrated ▁circ uits ) ▁ch ips ▁that ▁go ▁into ▁C is co ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁N ex us ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁data - center ▁switch ▁and ▁the ▁Catal yst ▁line ▁of ▁L AN ▁switch es . ▁ ▁C TO ▁and ▁Executive ▁V P ▁at ▁A MD ▁( 2 0 1 1 - present ) ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Advanced ▁Micro ▁Dev ices ▁( AM D ) ▁announced ▁that ▁Pap erm aster ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁its ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁( SV P ) ▁of ▁Technology ▁& ▁Engineering , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁chief ▁technology ▁officer ▁( CT O ). ▁He ▁was ▁officially ▁appointed ▁to ▁both ▁roles ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁As ▁SV P ▁of