Skip to content

The Actual News

Stay informed without the news wearing you out.

Trump Floats Tim Cook to Replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO

Trump Floats Tim Cook to Replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO

Also reported by CBS News, PBS NewsHour, France24, ABC News, Axios, Al Jazeera, BBC World, Guardian Tech, The Hill, Guardian World, BBC Top Stories, BBC Tech

Full coverage (10 outlets)

Summary

Donald Trump proposed Tim Cook as a successor to Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO after Nvidia announced Huang’s immediate resignation. Nvidia named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO and began searching for a permanent replacement.

Key Facts

  • Trump called Cook the only person who should replace Huang as Nvidia CEO.
  • Nvidia said Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member, effective immediately.
  • Nvidia appointed CFO Colette Kress interim CEO.
  • Nvidia’s board said it would consider internal and external candidates for the permanent role.
  • Technology analyst Dan Ives said he viewed Cook as the leading candidate.
  • Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on September 1 and became the company’s executive chairman.
  • Other names raised as possible successors included Nvidia executives Michael Kagan and Ian Buck, AMD CEO Lisa Su and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Read the Full Article

This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.

Monday's biggest stories, one calm email.