Mobileye: основатель Амнон Шашуа уходит с поста CEO, совет ищет преемника

Mobileye announced a management succession plan on July 23, 2026: founder and CEO Amnon Shashua informed the board of directors that he will step down as CEO as soon as his successor takes office.

What exactly did Mobileye announce

On July 23, 2026, Mobileye launched a leadership transition process at the top of the company. The board of directors will begin a full search for a new CEO, and Shashua himself has been offered the position of chairman of the board once a successor is appointed.

This is a planned departure, not an emergency one: Shashua himself brought this initiative to the board, rather than being removed. Until the board finds and approves a new leader, the founder remains CEO and continues to run the company.

• Announcement date — July 23, 2026
• Founder and current CEO Amnon Shashua (Amnon Shashua) is stepping down
• The departure will take effect only after a successor takes office
• The board of directors is conducting a full search process for a new CEO
• Shashua has been offered the position of chairman of the board

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Mobileye's statement, Shashua will remain CEO until the board of directors completes the search for and appointment of a successor.

Who is Amnon Shashua

Amnon Shashua is an Israeli scientist and entrepreneur who founded Mobileye in 1999 and has led the company continuously ever since. Under his leadership, Mobileye became one of the world's leaders in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technology built on its proprietary EyeQ chips.

Mobileye became part of Intel in 2017, and in 2022 it held a second IPO on the Nasdaq exchange while remaining under Intel's control. Throughout this time, Shashua combined two roles — scientific visionary setting the technological agenda, and operational leader responsible for the company's business results.

Who will lead Mobileye next

The name of Mobileye's future CEO has not yet been announced: the board of directors has only announced the start of the search on July 23, 2026, and has not given a timeline. Until the search is completed, Shashua himself will continue to run the company, which reduces the risk of a management vacuum during the transition period.

The proposed arrangement — the founder steps down from the operational role but remains chairman of the board — is a typical approach among technology companies for preserving a key figure's influence over strategy while handing day-to-day management to a professional executive. The board of directors gains time to search for a candidate without time pressure, while Intel, as the controlling shareholder, retains continuity in managing the asset.

Why this matters for the auto industry

Mobileye remains one of the leading suppliers of autonomous driving technology for the global auto industry, and a CEO change at such a company affects the roadmaps of dozens of automaker partners. The transfer of power from a founder to a hired executive is a sign of the entire robotaxi and ADAS industry maturing as it moves from research labs toward a mature, large-scale business.

The departure of a visionary founder from the CEO role always carries risk: it was Shashua's personal scientific agenda since 1999 that shaped Mobileye's product strategy. Retaining his role as chairman of the board should soften this transition and preserve continuity in key technological decisions.

What this means

Mobileye is entering a phase of planned leadership renewal: the founder is preparing to hand over operational management but retains control over strategy through the chairman's seat. For the autonomous driving market, this is yet another sign that the industry is moving from the startup stage toward stable corporate structures with a division of roles between visionary and operating officer.