Jensen Huang stepped down from his post after more than three decades following admissions of marital infidelity linked to a Chinese businesswoman suspected by U.S. intelligence of being an asset for Beijing. Israeli press identified Nvidia Chief Technology Officer Michael Kagan, former Mellanox chief Eyal Waldman, and Apple executive Johny Srouji as potential replacements. Nvidia has stated it does not believe corporate trade secrets or national security were breached, though an internal inquiry is reviewing the matter. The leadership change arrives during intensifying regulatory scrutiny regarding the diversion of restricted artificial intelligence chips to Chinese entities through firms…
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Nvidia is conducting an internal inquiry to determine if its former chief executive was t…: Nvidia is conducting an internal inquiry to determine if its former chief executive was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
The company maintains there is no evidence indicating that national security or proprieta…: The company maintains there is no evidence indicating that national security or proprietary corporate secrets were compromised.
Heightened United States export controls and international tensions continue to increase…: Heightened United States export controls and international tensions continue to increase regulatory scrutiny over Nvidia's advanced processor sales in China.
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Three Israeli technology executives have emerged among the possible successors to Jensen Huang, who resigned as chief executive of Nvidia after leading the artificial intelligence chipmaker for more than three decades.
Huang’s departure, announced on 12 November, took effect immediately. Nvidia’s board appointed chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim chief executive while it searches for a permanent successor.
The company said it would consider both internal and external candidates.
Israeli media have named Michael Kagan, Nvidia’s chief technology officer; Eyal Waldman, co-founder and former chief executive of Israeli networking company Mellanox; and Johny Srouji, Apple’s chief hardware officer, as possible contenders.
Kagan co-founded Mellanox in 1999 and joined Nvidia after it acquired the company in 2020 for about $6.9bn.
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He has since served as Nvidia’s chief technology officer, focusing on technologies that allow thousands of processors to communicate within large data centres.
Waldman also co-founded Mellanox and served as its chief executive before the acquisition. Unlike…
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