Elon Musk Says It Would Be an 'Honor' to Hire Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Musk’s comment follows reports that Nvidia directors are weighing whether to remove Huang after allegations of extramarital relationships and foreign intelligence concerns.
- On Thursday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he would be open to hiring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, writing "That would be an honor" Wednesday evening in response to board removal reports.
- Following revelations of two extramarital relationships, Nvidia's board is reportedly preparing to remove Huang, with one relationship involving a woman intelligence officials suspect of spying for China, per The Wall Street Journal.
- Several lawmakers are calling for the Nvidia CEO to resign, with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N, telling CNBC, "As a matter of his own conscience, he should resign," joining other congressional critics.
- Nvidia shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading following the reports, though Huang sought to project a "business as usual" atmosphere on his first day back at the office.
- Musk's interest recalls a 2010 precedent where Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison hired former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd after Hurd faced an ouster over expense-reporting issues, later naming him co-president.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid reports of a second affair with an executive.
On Wednesday night, in the United States, the financial blog Zerohedge wrote on X: "Elon, please, hire Jensen," to which Musk replied: "It would be an honor."
After an extramarital relationship with a Chinese businesswoman suspected of being a Beijing spy became known, technological giant Nvidia announced Jensen Huang’s resignation as the company’s executive director. His place will be taken up Interimly by the current financial director, Colette Kress, while looking for a permanent successor. The company tries to move on to a scandal that has hit its actions and raised national security concerns in t…
The board has started the procedures for the search for a new permanent ceo. It collapses the title in the pre-market (ANSA)
Jensen Huang resigned from his positions as president, CEO and board member effective immediately • This was after the board discussed his removal due to two extramarital relationships • CFO Colette Kress was appointed interim CEO • The stock plummets on Wall Street
After the scandal over two extramarital affairs and recently added espionage charges against one of his lovers, Jensen Huang, head of the US chip company Nvidia, resigns. The pressure in the company had probably become too great.
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