Nvidia's board has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas as a possible successor to Jensen Huang, the Financial Times reported. Haas, who has led SoftBank-owned Arm since 2022, spent roughly seven years at Nvidia over a decade ago and maintains strong ties with Huang and some directors. He is one of several candidates and may neither receive nor accept an offer.
CEO Succession Planning
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Nvidia announced that founder Jensen Huang has resigned as president, CEO and director effective immediately, with CFO Colette Kress stepping in as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor. The company created its first chairman role, filled by longtime director Harvey C. Jones. Shares fell as much as 13% intraday, pushing market value below $4 trillion as brokerages cut ratings and price targets.
Bloomberg reports that Nvidia's board is working with an outside search firm on possible successors to Jensen Huang and is weighing an interim CEO. The move follows reports of a second relationship with an Nvidia employee, alongside an admitted relationship with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset; the board has opened an independent probe and shares fell about 8% after hours. Huang, the largest shareholder at roughly 3.6%, has rejected formal succession planning, and no named successor exists.