Nvidia Corp.’s board has enlisted an outside firm to find potential successors to Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang after reports surfaced of several extramarital affairs, including one involving a woman reportedly suspected of spying for China.
\n\nThe board is considering appointing an interim chief executive while it searches for a permanent successor, the person said, requesting anonymity because the information is not public. As per a Bloomberg report, the directors were scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss Huang’s future.
\n\nThe Wall Street Journal said earlier that the board was preparing to oust Huang, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
\n\nAccording to Bloomberg, Nvidia didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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\n\nNvidia’s board has faced a succession crisis since Sunday, when Huang acknowledged having an affair with Alice Huang, a data centre executive at a company that ranks among Nvidia’s largest customers in Southeast Asia. The New York Times reported that Alice Huang was suspected of acting as an agent for the Chinese government.
\n\nThe crisis intensified late Wednesday, after the Times reported that Jensen Huang had also been involved with…
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