# Bessent says Nvidia must ‘go outside the company’ to find new CEO

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bessent-says-nvidia-must-go-outside-the-company-to-find-new-ceo/
- Published: 2026-11-15T15:50:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T19:26:55+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/bessent-says-nvidia-must-go-outside-company-find-new-ceo-6553196
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Bessent urged Nvidia to seek a chief executive from outside the company.
- Nvidia’s board faces questions about export-control compliance.
- Arm chief Rene Haas has reportedly been approached.

## Summary

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Nvidia should look outside the company for its next chief executive, calling for a “dramatic shakeup” after Jensen Huang stepped down. His comments add pressure on the chipmaker’s board as it searches for a new leader and faces questions about its internal culture.

Bessent said Nvidia’s board and external legal counsel should answer within 10 days about the company’s compliance culture regarding export restrictions. The article says Huang left on Thursday after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese spy. The Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board had approached Arm chief executive Rene Haas as a possible successor.

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