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Nvidia CEO Scandal: Who Will Lead?
13 Nov
Summary
- Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO amid affair reports.
- Interim CEO Colette Kress, CFO since 2013, is a contender.
- Ian Buck, VP of HPC, and Rene Haas of Arm are also considered.
Nvidia is undergoing a leadership transition following the resignation of its CEO, Jensen Huang. The company has named Colette Kress, its Chief Financial Officer and a billionaire, as the interim CEO. Kress, who has served as CFO since 2013 and has prior experience at Microsoft and Cisco, is seen as a strong contender for the permanent role, given her familiarity with investors from quarterly earnings calls.
Other prominent names being discussed for the CEO position include Ian Buck, currently the Vice President and General Manager of Hyperscale and High-Performance Computing (HPC) at Nvidia. Buck is credited with creating CUDA, a crucial platform for Nvidia's GPUs. Rene Haas, the CEO of British chipmaker Arm, is also a potential candidate, bringing his industry expertise and past experience at Nvidia.
Speculation also includes Lisa Su, CEO of AMD and Huang's cousin, and Apple's Chief Hardware Officer, Johny Srouji. Even former Apple CEO Tim Cook has been mentioned, though his likelihood is considered low due to his recent departure from Apple and potential executive chairman role there.
