Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy, affair scandals
Nvidia's board announced that Jensen Huang - its longtime co-founder, president, and CEO - has resigned after reports of two extramarital affairs, one with an alleged Chinese spy and one with an…
Jensen Huang at GTC Berlin last month. | Photo: Soeren Stache / picture alliance via Getty Images
Nvidia's board announced that Jensen Huang - its longtime co-founder, president, and CEO - has resigned after reports of two extramarital affairs, one with an alleged Chinese spy and one with an Nvidia executive who reported to Huang. A press release published Thursday following a late Wednesday night board meeting announced Huang's resignation as CEO, president, and board member, effective immediately, with current CFO Colette Kress appointed interim CEO. Kress has been with Nvidia since 2013, with previous stops at Cisco and Microsoft.
Nvidia is also changing its corporate structure in Huang's absence, appointing former Synopsys CEO Harve …
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