# Nvidia moves toward replacing Jensen Huang as CEO following revelation of a new extramarital affair

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nvidia-moves-toward-replacing-jensen-huang-as-ceo-following-revelation-of-a-new-extramarital-affair/
- Published: 2026-11-12T09:29:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T10:27:47+00:00
- Original publisher: El País (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-11-12/nvidia-moves-toward-replacing-jensen-huang-as-ceo-following-revelation-of-a-new-extramarital-affair.html
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Nvidia’s board is weighing Jensen Huang’s future as CEO.
- The company is searching for potential successors.
- Nvidia has lost $1.8 trillion in market value in a month.

## Summary

Nvidia’s board is discussing whether to replace chief executive Jensen Huang after reports of two extramarital relationships, including one with a businesswoman suspected of spying for China. The allegations have intensified scrutiny of the company’s leadership and governance, while the board’s deliberations have yet to produce a publicly known decision.

Nvidia has hired a consultancy to find potential CEO candidates. Bloomberg reports that directors may consider keeping Huang as chairman with limited authority and making chief financial officer Colette Kress interim CEO; prediction markets have also named vice-president Ian Buck as a possible successor. Nvidia shares fell about 8% in after-hours trading, and the company has lost more than a third of its value over the past month, or $1.8 trillion in market capitalisation. Nvidia controls about 90% of the global chip market, making any leadership change significant for the AI industry and US-China technology relations.

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