Musk and Bezos have both been involved in emotional storms. Why does Huang Renxun face different tests?

Bezos (right) and Sanchez (left) pose for a photo during their wedding in Venice, Italy, in June 2025. The extramarital relationship between the two was exposed in 2019 and attracted global media attention.

After NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admitted that he was unfaithful to his wife, the board of directors announced the launch of an independent investigation, putting his leadership position under the spotlight. Technology tycoon Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have also been the focus of the media in the past because of their personal love lives, but their corporate power structures and position changes have been different. The key to the test that Huang Renxun faces is not only the turmoil in his personal life, but also how the board of directors views his leadership role.

Musk (left) shakes hands with Huida CEO Jensen Huang (right). The two are both heavyweights in the technology industry. Faced with the turmoil in their private lives, the company's ownership structure and the attitude of the board of directors are different.

Musk's relationship and family life have long attracted attention from the outside world. Reuters reported in March last year that Musk and a senior executive of his brain-computer interface company Neuralink had another child. At the time, the two already had three children. This was Musk's 14th child. The report did not characterize the relationship between the two as an extramarital affair, but Musk's personal life and family relationships have indeed been the focus of media reports many times.

From the perspective of corporate holdings, Tesla's 2026 proxy statement shows that Musk holds approximately 19.8% of the company's shares. In comparison, the information listed in Huida's 2026 proxy statement shows that Huang Renxun holds about 3.58% of the shares. There is a significant gap in the shareholding ratio between the two, but the shareholding ratio is not the only factor that determines whether the CEO will stay. The composition of the board of directors, corporate governance system and shareholder support will also affect corporate leadership.

Bezos became the focus of global media after his extramarital affair with former news anchor Lauren Sánchez was exposed in 2019. Amazon announced in February 2021 that Bezos would transition to executive chairman of the board of directors in the third quarter of the same year, with Andy Jassy, ​​then in charge of Amazon Cloud Computing Services (AWS), taking over as CEO. Bezos said at the time that he hoped to devote more attention to new products and early plans after his transfer; Amazon did not link this personnel transfer to his emotional turmoil.

Unlike Bezos's handover, Huang Renxun still has the support of the board of directors

The situation Huang Renxun is currently facing is different. Huida's board of directors announced on the 8th that it would form a committee of independent directors and hire external independent legal counsel to supervise the investigation. The board of directors stated that there is currently no reason to believe that U.S. national security or Huida's secrets have been compromised, and emphasized that it still has confidence in Huang Renxun and his leadership team. Huang Renxun also expressed support for the investigation and promised to cooperate fully.

Compared with Bezos' announcement in 2021 that he would step down as CEO of Amazon and become executive chairman of the board of directors, with Jaxi taking over. Huang Renxun is still serving as CEO and director of Huida. Huang Renxun's shareholding ratio listed in Huida's 2026 proxy statement is 3.58%, which is not the controlling shareholder holding more than half of the shares. This also puts the two people in different situations: Bezos has completed the CEO handover, while Huang Renxun is still at the helm of Huida with the public support of the board of directors. The follow-up development of the investigation remains to be seen.