Nvidia’s board approached Arm CEO Rene Haas as a possible successor to Jensen Huang, the Financial Times reported. Haas is one of several people under consideration, and there is no guarantee he will receive or accept an offer. Nvidia’s board told Reuters it was still choosing a search firm and had not formally engaged any candidate.
Huang resigned after 33 years leading Nvidia, following reports of extramarital relationships, including one with an executive suspected by U.S. officials of having Chinese intelligence ties. Nvidia said it had no reason to believe its secrets were compromised. Chief financial officer Colette Kress is interim CEO. An internal post drew more than 1,600 comments, many favoring Huang’s return, according to Wired, but that does not mean the board has opened talks to reinstate him.
