# Nvidia CEO Search After Huang Resignation

> Nvidia's board names CFO as interim CEO after Huang's resignation amid scandal.
- Title: Nvidia CEO Search After Huang Resignation · Inc | Shortify
- Summary: Nvidia's board names CFO as interim CEO after Huang's resignation amid scandal. Nvidia's board appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO following Jensen…
- Keywords: nvidia, jensen huang, colette kress, tim cook, apple, ceo, board of directors, alleged affair, chinese spy, Inc
- Source: Inc — https://inc.com/jason-aten/no-tim-cook-isnt-going-to-be-the-next-ceo-of-nvidia-here-are-5-candidates-who-might-be/91436089
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- Topics: nvidia, jensen huang, colette kress, tim cook, apple, ceo, board of directors, alleged affair, chinese spy
## Nvidia Board Crisis
Nvidia's board faces urgent search for new CEO after co-founder Jensen Huang resigned.

> Nvidia's co-founder and former CEO, Jensen Huang, apologized for an affair with an executive at one of its customers, who has also been suspected of being a Chinese Spy
## Huang's Resignation
Huang resigned following reports of a second affair with an Nvidia executive.

> Thursday morning, the company announced Huang had resigned
## Interim CEO Appointed
CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO while board searches for permanent replacement.

> In the interim, the company named CFO Colette Kress as CEO
## Trump's Recommendation
President Trump suggested former Apple CEO Tim Cook as Huang's replacement on Truth Social.

> In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should replace Huang, calling it a case of "A Legend replaces a Legend!"
## Cook's Ineligibility
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO two months ago and is unlikely to return to leadership.

> The problem is that Cook just stepped down as Apple’s CEO two months ago, mostly because he was ready to be done leading an enormous company
## Nvidia's Needs
Nvidia requires someone who understands AI computing, not just corporate management.

> More importantly, Nvidia needs someone who understands the future of computing, not just someone capable of managing an enormous company
## Five Candidates
The article lists five potential Nvidia CEOs, starting with the three most likely.

> Here are five possibilities, starting with the three I think are most likely
## Why Cook Won't Work
Cook lacks experience in AI computing and has no plans to lead Nvidia.

> It’s hard to imagine he spent years planning his own succession only to take over another company
## Key takeaway

Nvidia's board appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO following Jensen Huang's resignation due to alleged affair with a Chinese spy executive.