Three Israelis emerge as possible successors to Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, local media says

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.