# Nvidia seeks Arm's Haas for Huang successor

> Nvidia's board approaches Arm's Rene Haas to replace co-founder Jensen Huang amid AI boom chaos.
- Title: Nvidia seeks Arm's Haas for Huang successor · Dealroom
- Summary: Nvidia's board approaches Arm's Rene Haas to replace co-founder Jensen Huang amid AI boom chaos.
- Keywords: nvidia, arm, rene haas, jensen huang, ai chips, board succession, Dealroom
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/172658-nvidia-approaches-arm-s-rene-haas-in-search-for-huang-successor
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:37:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nvidia, arm, rene haas, jensen huang, ai chips, board succession, startups, business
## Who's involved
Nvidia's board approached Arm's Rene Haas to replace co-founder Jensen Huang after his resignation following misconduct and espionage allegations.

> Nvidia 's board has approached arm chief executive rene haas as it hunts for a successor to co-founder jensen huang
## Why now
The $4tn chipmaker scrambles to steady itself amid AI boom chaos with interim CEO colette kress and first chair harvey jones.

> The $4tn chipmaker is scrambling to steady itself at the centre of the ai boom
## What's next
Replacing huang risks destabilizing nvidia and arm as both face leadership challenges and ai competition.

> Pulling haas would reshape two chipmakers at once, unsettling arm just two years after its 2023 public listing
## Key takeaway

Nvidia's board approached Arm's Rene Haas as a potential successor to Jensen Huang after his resignation following allegations of misconduct and espionage.