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輝達財務長接任臨時CEO 黃仁勳下台前曾用「一句話」評價
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輝達財務長接任臨時CEO 黃仁勳下台前曾用「一句話」評價

輝達將考慮內部和外部執行長候選人,克雷斯需帶領公司度過財務與調查壓力

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輝達創辦人兼執行長黃仁勳因接連爆發的婚外情,週四卸下執行長等職務,由現任財務長克雷斯擔任臨時執行長。黃仁勳曾公開批評克雷斯只是「匯報型財務長」,無法制訂戰略或做出決策。克雷斯現在必須帶領輝達度過聯邦與內部調查,以及公司向買不起晶片的客戶提供數十億美元擔保所帶來的財務壓力。輝達表示將考慮內部和外部的執行長候選人。

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黃仁勳領導輝達33年,使其成為全球市值最大的公司之一。近期因婚外情爭議及財務擔保計畫引發內部與外部質疑,黃仁勳卸下執行長職務,由財務長克雷斯接任臨時執行長。輝達正面臨聯邦與內部調查,並需重新評估向AI雲端供應商提供的數十億美元信貸擔保。

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輝達臨時執行長、財務長克雷斯(Colette Kress)。(路透)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕黃仁勳因接連爆發的婚外情,週四(12日)卸下輝達執行長等職務,由現任財務長克雷斯(Colette Kress)擔任臨時執行長。據一名知情人士透露,在某次高層會議中,黃仁勳曾稱克雷斯像一隻「被車燈照到的鹿一樣不知所措」,只是一個「匯報型財務長」,無法制訂戰略或做出決策。

《華爾街日報》報導,黃仁勳在今年夏天曾召集高階財務主管們,討論在輝達豪賭下搖搖欲墜的AI經濟,黃仁勳想確保高層們做了對的選擇。然而,知情人士表示,黃仁勳在會議中猛烈抨擊財務長克雷斯,並打斷他的發言。

黃仁勳召集了克雷斯和他的財務團隊,評估一個日益嚴重的問題,即輝達正在洽談向買不起其晶片的公司提供數十億美元的擔保。其中也包括黃仁勳女婿卡普雷茲(Nico Caprez)主導的交易,他一直向新興雲端服務提供商和資料中心開發人員提供資金,希望將他們轉變為長期客戶。

知情人士指出,黃仁勳曾掀起一波交易熱潮,現在則開始懷疑自己是否「做得太超過了」。

黃仁勳在8月的會議上說,克雷斯只是「匯報型財務長」,無法幫他制訂戰略或做出決策。隨後,他繼續描述公司當時的處境,主要雲端服務供應商都在遠離輝達,計畫使用其他晶片,減少對這家公司的依賴。黃仁勳直言,更糟的是,輝達承諾購買的大量晶圓和記憶體正像「雪崩」一樣襲來。

隨著克雷斯接下臨時執行長一職,他現在必須帶領輝達度過這場「雪崩」,以及更大的難題。克雷斯需要穩定這家面臨聯邦和內部調查的公司,這前全球市值最大之一的公司在這之前沒有明確的繼任者,公司表示,將考慮內部和外部的執行長候選人。

克雷斯週四在員工備忘錄中稱讚了黃仁勳,並表示他將在黃仁勳過去33年建立的非凡基礎上繼續發展。

根據領英頁面顯示,克雷斯畢業於亞利桑那大學,並於1996年拿到南衛理公會大學的工商管理碩士。克雷斯先後曾在思科、微軟和德儀等公司擔任財務職位,並在十多年前加入輝達。

克雷斯表示,他被輝達吸引是因為黃仁勳,他是一位有遠見的領袖,以及輝達「本質上是無我」的企業文化。黃仁勳領導下的組織價格相對扁平,約有60名高階主管會向他直接匯報工作,其中也包括克雷斯。

報導也提到,克雷斯擔任財務長期間曾面臨的難題。今年春天,黃仁勳的女婿卡普雷茲和另一名副總裁米爾普里(Raj Mirpuri)告訴潛在的商業夥伴,輝達可以在幾週內安排信貸支持協議。數十家公司競相參與這項計畫,希望輝達的支持能降低它們的借貸成本。作為提供信貸支援的交換條件,輝達提議雲端服務供應商分享一部分收入。

知情人士透露,在計畫推行的過程中,克雷斯提出了一些問題,包括如何決定要進行哪些交易、如何評估擔保的價值,以及如何計算投資報酬率。曾與他共事的人表示,在幕後,克雷斯試圖約束黃仁勳的女婿。

輝達繼續推進計畫,並與OpenAI洽談為有史以來規模最大的資料中心專案提供資金支持。OpenAI曾洽談租賃整個園區,並計劃用價值約3000億美元的輝達晶片來填滿園區,談判一直持續到夏末,7月底,有報導稱,輝達正在考慮為這項計畫提供2500億美元的資金支持。

知情人士透露,儘管輝達和OpenAI已經接近達成交易,但在接下來幾週內,克雷斯重新修改了交易條款,將輝達對OpenAI的財務承諾削減了一半。最終,雙方在8月17日簽署了縮減後的協議。

接下來幾天內,黃仁勳要求員工們想辦法確定擔保是否值得,並要求他們將潛在的晶片銷售額考慮在內。根據《WSJ》8月下旬報導,輝達暫停了一項新的融資計畫中的部分交易,這項計畫旨在向AI雲端供應商提供信貸支持,以換取收入分成。

知情人士表示,在向客戶傳達暫停消息時,卡普雷茲和米爾普里告訴多家雲端公司,輝達的執行團隊和董事會正在加強審查財務支援協議,這使得協議更難快速達成。

克雷斯公開為輝達作為整個AI產業的「銀行家」角色辯護,反駁批評人士的觀點。這些人士認為,輝達為提振整個產業需求所做的努力,使其更容易受到經濟衰退的影響。克雷斯則將這些交易描述為「精明的投資」。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 輝達將在未來數週至數月內選出新的正式執行長

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • 輝達將繼續縮減或暫停部分向AI雲端供應商的財務擔保計畫

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • 黃仁勳卸任的具體原因是否僅與婚外情有關?
  • 克雷斯擔任臨時執行長的預計時長是多少?
  • 輝達與OpenAI縮減後的協議具體條款是什麼?
  • 聯邦調查的進度與潛在結果如何?

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