Nvidia weighs Arm CEO Rene Haas as successor after Huang's resignation
Nvidia's board has approached Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas as a potential successor to Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday amid revelations of extramarital affairs involving a suspected Chinese spy, plunging the chipmaker into crisis. Haas spent seven formative years at Nvidia before joining Arm in 2013 and becoming CEO in 2022, though the board said no formal engagement has occurred and speculation is premature. Meanwhile, an internal post urging consideration of employee sentiment has drawn over 1,600 comments, with some workers pushing for Huang's return, and Elon Musk separately mentioned a petition to reinstate him. Nvidia's finance chief Colette Kress serves as interim CEO, with other candidates including AMD's Lisa Su and Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra. The company faces heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential further export restrictions to China, with shares losing about $573 billion in market value this week.