Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli - american who serves as the current ceo of tesla motors”. Today it says “israeli-born american technology entrepreneur currently residing in california”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ze'ev Drori ( ; born in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli -born American technology entrepreneur currently residing in California.1 Drori was the founder and Chief Executive of Monolithic Memories , before the company merged with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). An avid car enthusiast, he is most well known recently for having helped engineer the turnaround of struggling electric carmaker Tesla Motors as President and CEO from 2007 to 2008. מתחרה לאגסי: זאב דרורי ישווק מכונית חשמלית עד סוף 2010 בארה"ב (in Hebrew).2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ze'ev Drori ( ; born in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli - American who serves as the current CEO of Tesla Motors . "מתחרה לאגסי: זאב דרורי ישווק מכונית חשמלית עד סוף 2010 בארה"ב" (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ze'ev Drori ( ; born in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli -born American technology entrepreneur currently residing in California. Drori was the founder and Chief Executive of Monolithic Memories , before the company merged with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). He helped engineer the turnaround of struggling electric carmaker Tesla Motors as President and CEO from 2007 to 2008. מתחרה לאגסי: זאב דרורי ישווק מכונית חשמלית עד סוף 2010 בארה"ב (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ze'ev Drori ( ; born in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli-born American technology entrepreneur currently residing in California. Drori was the founder and Chief Executive of Monolithic Memories , before the company merged with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in 1987. He helped engineer the turnaround of struggling electric carmaker Tesla Motors as President and CEO from 2007 to 2008. מתחרה לאגסי: זאב דרורי ישווק מכונית חשמלית עד סוף 2010 בארה"ב (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli-American entrepreneur (born 1940) Ze'ev Drori ( Hebrew : זאב דרורי ; born 1940 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli-born American technology entrepreneur currently residing in California. Drori was the founder and Chief Executive of Monolithic Memories , before the company merged with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in 1987. He helped engineer the turnaround of struggling electric carmaker Tesla Motors as President and CEO from 2007 to 2008.
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israeli - american who serves as the current ceo of tesla motors
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israeli-born american technology entrepreneur currently residing in california
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