11 names to watch in the Jensen Huang succession search
Summary
Nvidia is searching for a permanent CEO after Jensen Huang resigned, with CFO Colette Kress serving as interim CEO. Potential candidates include Nvidia executives Ian Buck and Chris Malachowsky, as well as Arm CEO René Haas; the next leader would face regulatory and geopolitical challenges tied to the company’s AI business.Key Facts
- Nvidia began a search for a permanent replacement for Jensen Huang after his resignation.
- CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO.
- Nvidia’s board said it would consider internal and external candidates.
- Harvey Jones became Nvidia’s first board chair after Huang’s departure.
- Kress is viewed as a potential permanent CEO and has represented Nvidia on investor calls for more than a decade.
- Ian Buck is Nvidia’s vice president and general manager of hyperscale and high-performance computing, and helped develop CUDA.
- Chris Malachowsky co-founded Nvidia with Huang in 1993 and has held technical leadership roles.
- René Haas leads Arm Holdings and previously worked at Nvidia; Nvidia and Arm abandoned a planned $40 billion acquisition in 2022.
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