
Arm executive among candidates after Huang resigns over extramarital affairs
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Huang resigned from his position on Thursday (12) following revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving an alleged Chinese spy. Colette Kress, chief financial officer since 2013, has been named interim CEO. Rene Haas worked at Nvidia for seven years before joining Arm in 2013 and became CEO in 2022, leading the company's entry into the Nasdaq.
Huang resigned from his position on Thursday (12) after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving an alleged Chinese spy, plunging Nvidia into crisis and causing losses across the artificial intelligence sector.
Rene Haas worked at Nvidia for seven years, rising to vice president and general manager of the computing products division, before joining Arm in 2013.
The executive is among several candidates being considered and there is no guarantee he will receive the job offer or accept it, the Financial Times reported.
Haas became CEO of Arm in 2022 and led the company's entry into the Nasdaq, a stock exchange focused on technology.
Arm designs processor architectures and licenses them to other companies that develop chip designs. Historically, its strong point has been mobile telephony and is expanding into computers.
Nvidia Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress was named interim CEO on Thursday. She has held management positions at the company since 2013, after experience at companies such as Cisco and Microsoft.
Arm declined to comment, and Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The news agency was unable to independently verify the report.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Rene Haas will be offered a job by Nvidia to succeed Huang as CEO.
Possible · Within weeks
Colette Kress will continue as interim CEO while Nvidia searches for a permanent replacement.
Likely · Within weeks

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