Nvidia’s board is reportedly weighing who could replace Jensen Huang, even as an independent investigation into the controversy around him continues. Bloomberg says directors have been working with an outside firm to identify potential CEO candidates and are considering an interim chief during a permanent search. Huang remains CEO, and no board decision has been reported.
Tom Warren’s post on X points to the Bloomberg report. Bloomberg attributes the candidate search and interim-chief discussion to one person familiar with the board’s plans. It separately says directors were meeting Wednesday to discuss Huang’s future, citing people familiar with the situation. Bloomberg did not name the outside firm or any candidates, and Nvidia did not immediately respond.
The report adds a new step to the situation described in our earlier coverage of the Wall Street Journal report. The Journal said Nvidia’s board was preparing to remove Huang. Reuters said it could not independently verify that report. Bloomberg now reports that directors are identifying potential replacements and considering temporary leadership.
Nvidia’s board announced an independent investigation on November 8 into reports that Huang had been targeted by foreign intelligence. The board said it retained confidence in him and had no reason to believe company secrets or national security had been compromised. On November 10, the independent directors appointed former acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to lead the review.
The succession question now sits beside that investigation. Reuters reports Nvidia has 11 directors, all but Huang independent, and that a majority can remove the CEO under the company’s bylaws. Bloomberg’s account suggests the board is considering what a handoff could look like while the review proceeds.
For PC players, Nvidia makes GeForce graphics cards and develops DLSS. Those products are part of a business whose priorities are shaped at the top. Nvidia has announced no changes to GeForce products or its gaming roadmap. Our Jensen Huang tracker has the full timeline of the allegations, board investigation and congressional scrutiny.
A potential successor would inherit a chipmaker at the center of the AI boom, an independent review, and questions about the safeguards around its business. That is a much larger brief than simply taking over the next earnings call.
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