Nvidia CEO Huang resigns after affair with suspected Chinese spy

tagesschau.de (German) —

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, the US chipmaker announced. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will temporarily assume his duties. Huang admitted to a romantic relationship with a woman classified by US authorities as a Chinese spy, who held a leadership role at Singapore-based Megaspeed. The company said it will cooperate with investigations into potential US national security risks. Nvidia shares fell 14 percent at Nasdaq's open before partially recovering. Huang, who co-founded the company over three decades ago, owns about 3.6 percent of Nvidia stock and has no obvious successor.


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