Nvidia board reportedly preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang after alleged affairs
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia’s board may meet as soon as Wednesday to discuss CEO Jensen Huang’s future after reports of two alleged extramarital relationships. Nvidia says its board has opened an independent investigation into reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort; the allegations have not been independently verified by ABC News.Key Facts
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia’s board was preparing to meet as soon as Wednesday to consider Huang’s future at the company.
- The New York Times reported that Huang had a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive described in the report as an alleged Chinese government agent.
- The New York Times also reported an alleged relationship between Huang and an Nvidia executive who reportedly works under him.
- The Times said it had not seen video that sources claimed showed Huang and the Nvidia executive behaving affectionately at a hotel during a company conference.
- Huang told Nvidia employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized for hurting his family.
- Nvidia said its board launched an independent investigation after reports that Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
- China’s government denied the allegations involving Alice Huang and called them baseless.
- Republicans on the House Select Committee on China asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 about his relationship with Alice Huang.