
While discussing who would be Nvidia's new CEO, US President Donald Trump suggested Apple's former CEO Tim Cook.
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Jensen Huang has resigned from his position at Nvidia, and the company is being temporarily led by Colette Kress.
After Jensen Huang resigned from all his duties at Nvidia, all eyes turned to who would be the new CEO of the company. US President Donald Trump gave his own answer to this question: Apple's former CEO and current chairman of the board, Tim Cook.
Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "Now that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has done a great job, has resigned, there is only one man who can replace him: Apple's Tim Cook. A legend is replacing a legend!"
What is Tim Cook doing now?
Cook left his position as CEO of Apple, which he led for 15 years, on September 1, 2026. He was succeeded by John Ternus. Cook became the executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and continues to manage the company's relations with world leaders and international connections, including China. Cook was in Turkey earlier this week; After his visit to Istanbul, he also visited Anıtkabir.
Trump's proposal has no official response. Nvidia's board of directors announced that it would evaluate candidates from within and outside the company for the permanent CEO. For now, finance director Colette Kress is running the company as interim CEO. We reported the details of Huang's resignation in this news.
Trump is not the only one who suggested Cook
Trump is not the first to mention Cook's name as a possible successor to Huang. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who studies leadership studies at Yale University School of Management, argued that Cook should be among the candidates in his article published in Time magazine. Sonnenfeld wrote that Cook has "a unique track record of succeeding after a great founder." These words refer to Cook replacing Steve Jobs at Apple.
Another name that supported Huang was Elon Musk. Before resigning, Musk said it would be an honor for him to hire Huang; Details are in our Musk news.
Will Cook switch to Nvidia?
The technology press is cautious about Trump's proposal. 9to5Mac wrote that Cook is happy with his role as executive chairman at Apple and that the suggestion will likely remain a wish. Nevertheless, the difference between Apple's smooth CEO change and Nvidia's sudden leadership crisis brought on by scandals came to the fore again with this proposal.
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