Already Contacting Jensen Huang's Successor? ... NVIDIA Board: "No Official Contact Yet"

"Any speculation is premature...
We are selecting an executive search firm"

CNBC reported on Friday (local time) that NVIDIA had denied reports that it contacted candidates to succeed former CEO Jensen Huang, saying, “We have not officially contacted any potential candidates.”

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According to CNBC, NVIDIA’s board made the statement on Friday, adding, “It is premature to speculate about any specific individual candidates, whether internal or external. We are selecting an external executive search firm for the CEO position.”

After Huang resigned on Thursday amid a personal-life scandal and security controversy, the board named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress interim CEO and began searching for a permanent successor.

Foreign media reports said NVIDIA’s board had contacted Arm CEO Rene Haas as one of the candidates to succeed Huang. Other names reportedly being considered to lead NVIDIA include interim CEO Kress, Vice President Ian Buck, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook, and Apple Chief Hardware Officer (CHO) Johny Srouji.

CNBC also reported, citing a source familiar with NVIDIA’s internal affairs, that “interim CEO Kress held her first meeting with senior executives at NVIDIA’s headquarters on Thursday afternoon.”

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