Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns following personal scandals
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his position following revelations regarding his personal life. According to the report, Huang admitted to a relationship with an entrepreneur suspected by US intelligence of spying, and subsequently faced scrutiny over a second relationship with an executive at Nvidia.
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Jensen Huang, the 63-year-old founder and CEO of Nvidia, has stepped down from his role after a series of personal revelations. On Sunday, November 8, Huang admitted to having a relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese entrepreneur suspected by US intelligence agencies of spying for Beijing. Shortly after, on Wednesday, November 11, news emerged of a second romantic relationship with a subordinate who is an executive at Nvidia.
In response to these developments, Nvidia's board of directors convened urgently on Wednesday evening and announced his resignation on Thursday. Huang, who led the company since its founding in 1993, had previously shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence and ruled the organization with direct management over roughly 60 reports. He had not established a succession plan, leaving the tech giant suddenly without its long-time leader.
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