The extramarital affair of Huida CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has spread. In addition to the "mistress" Huang Le, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy, the New York Times reported that Huang, 63, had had an extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell, the 48-year-old company vice president, and both parties were married. In this regard, writer Zhao Xiaohui said that the continuous collapse of Huang Renxun's personality has not only caused a serious crisis of trust among internal employees in the company's culture and workplace fairness, but also caused the allies who originally helped him in Washington to completely lose the moral basis to endorse him.
Zhao Xiaohui stated in a Facebook post that Huang Renxun had revealed another affair. Previously, Huang Le could barely be excused on the grounds of national security that "the American high-tech giant was seduced by the Chinese Communist Party." However, the second affair was with a subordinate within Huida. This incident It’s hard to excuse him. Huang Jen-Hsun’s personal morality has serious problems, and his high-quality personality has collapsed. The New York Times reported that in addition to the previously exposed extramarital affairs, Huang Jen-Hsun was also accused of having an affair with Kimberly, vice president of NVIDIA’s healthcare business. Powell had an extramarital affair.
Zhao Xiaohui pointed out that in the Huang Le case, Huang Renxun could still position himself as a victim of the national security incident, someone who was carefully set up by overseas intelligence assets and fell into a trap due to business negotiations and emotional loneliness. In exchange for a certain degree of understanding from the US Congress and the judiciary, the core The focus was directed to "counterintelligence defense," but the second extramarital affair was a fatal blow. The affair with an internal executive did not involve external intelligence infiltration at all, but was purely a matter of Huang Renxun's personal ethics. This would trigger the board of directors' institutional red line to "replace the CEO."
Zhao Xiaohui continued that in the corporate governance standards of U.S. listed companies, it is almost an unforgivable red line for a CEO to have an unethical relationship with his direct subordinates or senior managers. In the past, former Intel CEO Brian Krzanich and former McDonald's CEO Easterbrook all stepped down because of this. The board of directors must immediately review whether the vice president's salary adjustment, bonus distribution, resource tilt, and job promotion were affected by the personal relationship, which can easily trigger a class action lawsuit by shareholders.
Zhao Xiaohui analyzed that under the attack of Huang Renxun's double extramarital affair scandal, if Huida's board of directors continues to unconditionally protect Huang Renxun, the independent directors themselves will face serious breach of duty and fiduciary liability prosecution, forcing the board of directors to seriously start the "succession plan." Or it takes away the real power of Huang Jen-Hsun's daily management. The image of "Leather Godfather" built by Huang Jen-Hsun over the past decades is that of a dedicated, family-oriented, and hard-working man. This has brought Huida a very high brand premium and employee centripetal force, and is regarded as the pride of Taiwan.
Zhao Xiaohui said bluntly that the current serial collapse of his personality has not only caused a serious crisis of trust among internal employees in the company's culture and workplace fairness, but also caused the allies who originally helped him in Washington to completely lose the moral foundation to endorse him. The two fires burning at the same time are not only a public relations crisis for Huida, but also a battle for survival that directly shakes Huang Renxun's ability to continue to hold the position of CEO.
