Board of Directors contacts British Arm CEO as Nvidia's top candidate - Report

[New York Current Affairs] The British newspaper Financial Times (FT, electronic version) reported on the 13th that the board of U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia has contacted Haas, CEO of British semiconductor design giant Arm, as a candidate to replace Jensen Huang, who resigned as CEO. Haas is one of the candidates.

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Haas has been CEO of Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, since 2022, and worked at Nvidia for about seven years before joining the company in 2013. According to reports, he still maintains strong relationships with Mr. Huang and some Nvidia directors.

Huang resigned on the 12th following allegations of extramarital affairs with women believed to be agents of Chinese intelligence agencies. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress is serving concurrently as CEO on an interim basis.

NVIDIA's board of directors will consider candidates from within and outside the company. According to US media, in addition to Mr. Haas and Mr. Kress, the names mentioned include Nvidia Vice President Buck and CEO Su of rival American semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).