Who will sit on this throne?
Who will take the leadership ring?
The ouster and disorderly departure of Jensen Huang from the helm of the global artificial intelligence microchip giant Nvidia, following explosive revelations regarding his extramarital affairs with... three women, one of whom is under investigation as an agent of Chinese intelligence services, has opened Pandora's box for the day after.
The American outlet Axios published the list of 11 potential candidates vying for the CEO position, sparking a frenzy of behind-the-scenes maneuvering across the international technology market.
The internal favorites and the controversial presence of Huang's daughter
On the list of active Nvidia executives, the report highlights Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress, who already assumed duties as interim CEO immediately following Huang's departure, Vice President of the supercomputing and high-performance computing division Ian Buck, as well as company co-founder Chris Malachowsky.
Particular stir is caused by the fact that the internal contenders include the founder's own daughter, Madison Huang, who holds the position of Senior Director of Marketing in the Nvidia unit focusing on physical artificial intelligence.
The outside titans entering the succession race
At the same time, Axios lists an impressive seven-member lineup of external candidates from the highest echelon of the global semiconductor and technology industry.
Specifically, the names on the table include:
- the head of British Arm Holdings, Rene Haas,
- the former strongman of Apple, Tim Cook, as well as
- Apple's hardware chief, Johny Srouji.
Rounding out the race are:
- the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, Nikesh Arora,
- the head of rival AMD, Lisa Su,
- the CEO of Google Cloud, Thomas Kurian, as well as
- the former head of Intel, Pat Gelsinger.
The timeline of the downfall and Beijing's furious reaction
It is recalled that Huang was forced to resign from his positions as CEO and president of Nvidia, while also stepping down from its board of directors.
The countdown began on November 8, when the board of directors announced the launch of an internal investigation against him, following his own admission that he maintained a romantic relationship with a woman allegedly spying on behalf of China.
Subsequently, it was revealed that Jensen Huang also had romantic relationships with two Nvidia employees, bringing the number of his extramarital affairs to... three!
Following reports of his relationship with alleged spy Alice Huang, his affair with company Vice President Kimberly Powell came to light, and over the past 24 hours it was revealed that he also had a relationship with a second female colleague at Nvidia whose name has not yet been disclosed.
For its part, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved swiftly to denounce the allegations regarding Alice Huang's recruitment by Chinese intelligence services, calling it pure slander against the woman linked to Huang.
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