# Nvidia scrambles to replace CEO Jensen Huang after bombshell affair — here are the possible successors

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nvidia-scrambles-to-replace-ceo-jensen-huang-after-bombshell-affair-here-are-the-possible-successors/
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:20:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:04:36+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/business/nvidia-scrambles-to-replace-ceo-jensen-huang-after-bombshell-affair-here-are-the-possible-successors/
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Nvidia is searching for a permanent successor to Jensen Huang.
- CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO.
- Possible candidates include Rene Haas, Lisa Su and Tim Cook.

## Summary

Nvidia has begun searching for a permanent chief executive after Jensen Huang was reportedly ousted following an alleged affair with a Chinese spy. The leadership change matters because Huang founded the chipmaker and investors see him as difficult to replace, particularly as Nvidia faces the costly expansion of its AI business.

Chief financial officer Colette Kress has been named interim CEO, and the board has hired an outside firm to identify internal and external candidates. Names discussed include Nvidia AI chips executive Ian Buck, Arm chief Rene Haas, AMD chief Lisa Su and former Apple chief Tim Cook, whom Donald Trump publicly endorsed. Nvidia is valued at about $4 trillion, compared with AMD’s roughly $950 billion; the article notes that a successor may need both engineering and management experience.

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