Jensen Huang didn’t show confidence in his successor, report says
Jensen Huang reportedly called CFO Collette Kress, now interim CEO, 'a deer in the headlights' and questioned her strategic abilities.Summary
Former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang reportedly described Collette Kress, the company's CFO who has now replaced him as interim CEO, as "a deer in the headlights" during a summer presentation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The comment came during a meeting about Nvidia's plans to provide billions in guarantees to data center operators. Huang also said Kress couldn't help him steer strategy or decision-making. Kress, with over 13 years at Nvidia, had questioned the company's program-focused, credit-based deals involving Huang's son-in-law Nico Caprez and had scaled back Nvidia's commitment to OpenAI's Ohio data center project from $250 billion to $105 billion. Huang resigned Thursday after reports of two extramarital affairs, including one with VP Kimberly Powell; Reuters later reported a third affair. Nvidia is investigating a possible Chinese espionage plot and is searching for a permanent CEO after Huang's 33-year tenure.
(Source：TechCrunch)