British media revealed that Huang Renxun was looking for an old employee to take over, and the board of directors responded

[Real-time News/Comprehensive Report] NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang resigned as CEO due to extramarital affairs controversy, and the candidate for his successor has attracted market attention. According to a report by the British "Financial Times" on the 13th, Huida's board of directors is reported to have contacted Arm CEO Rene Haas to explore the possibility of succession. However, Huida's board of directors stated that it is still selecting talent hunting companies and has not yet formally contacted any candidates.

Reports pointed out that Huang Renxun, who has been at the helm of Huida for 33 years, recently resigned after it was revealed that he had extramarital affairs with subordinates and customers. According to sources, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has temporarily taken over as CEO, and the board of directors has entrusted a former federal prosecutor to investigate related disputes, and U.S. lawmakers are also interested in launching an investigation.

In terms of successor candidates, Haas has received high attention. He has worked at Huida for about 7 years, serving as vice president and general manager of the computing products business, and has a close relationship with Huang Renxun. He moved to Arm in 2013, was promoted to CEO in 2022, and led the company to be listed on Nasdaq the following year.

Haas also has a close relationship with SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son. In April this year, he was appointed to take charge of SoftBank’s international business and participate in the group’s AI strategic layout. Since Arm's processor architecture is widely used in smartphones and AI hardware, Haas's technical background and industry experience are seen as potential advantages in taking over Huida.

In addition to Haas, Huida's internal candidates also include acting CEO Chris, and Ian Buck, who leads the development of the CUDA software platform and is currently the head of the data center business. There are reports from the outside that AMD CEO Lisa Su, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Marvell CEO Matt Murphy, and Apple hardware technology director Johny Srouji are under discussion.

Huang Renxun has been deeply involved in Huida's chip research and development, product layout and US-China export control negotiations for many years. His successor will not only have to maintain the leading position in AI chip technology, but also have to deal with the US government's increasingly strict supervision and huge AI investment plans. Whether Huida can successfully shift from a business model that relies heavily on its founder to institutionalized management has also become the focus of market attention.