Who could potentially replace Jensen Huang if Nvidia ousts him?.
Huang could also try and position a member of his own family as his replacement, with more than one option for a bloodline succession The post Who could potentially replace Jensen Huang if Nvidia ousts him?
Chip giant Nvidia’s board was reportedly meeting Wednesday to discuss the future of co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang after he dated an accused Chinese spy, according to US media.
The 63-year-old tech titan, who has led the key AI giant since it was founded in 1993, has been beleaguered with reports of multiple extramarital affairs, including with Alice Huang, a data center executive who has been accused by US intelligence of working for China’s Ministry of State Security.
With Huang unexpectedly on the backfoot, and no known plan of succession at Nvidia, the field is wide open for a variety of replacements to lead one of the key AI players should the board decide to oust Huang. Here are some of the names being suggested most frequently as Huang’s potential successor. Internal hire With over 40,000 employees, Nvidia could opt to go with an in-house pick to take the helm, including one of Huang’s dozens of direct reports. Tech publications frequently cited Nvidia’s Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as an easy choice, if for no other reason than she is already among top leadership at the chip behemoth.
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