Trump Says Apple's Tim Cook Should Replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO
Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim leader after Huang resigned, ending a tenure that saw the firm’s market value exceed $4 trillion, the board confirmed.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO, making the recommendation via Truth Social following Huang's abrupt resignation from the artificial intelligence chipmaker.
- Huang stepped down after reports of two extramarital affairs, including a relationship with an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International suspected of spying for Beijing, raising significant national security concerns.
- While Trump praised Huang for doing a "fantastic job," he contrasted Apple's "textbook" leadership transition with the "disaster version" caused by Huang's conduct; Huang co-founded Nvidia 33 years ago.
- Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO on Thursday while its board begins searching for a permanent successor to navigate the sudden executive vacancy.
- Cook remains Apple's executive chairman after stepping down as CEO in early September, and Trump did not indicate whether he has expressed interest in the Nvidia role, suggesting the recommendation may not reflect a serious transition plan.
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Trump Floats His Pick for New CEO at Nvidia
President Trump has a clear favorite to succeed Jensen Huang at Nvidia, and it's a familiar name in the tech world: Tim Cook. In a Truth Social post put up hours after Huang signed, Trump made his case, reports Axios. "NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a...
Trump calls for Apple's Cook to replace Huang at Nvidia
"Now that Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place -- TIM COOK of Apple," Trump said on his Truth Social network. "A Legend replaces a Legend!" Trump has no formal say in who should run chip giant Nvidia, which is at the center of the AI revolution, but his extraordinary intervention underscores his close ties to both Huang and Cook. During his second presidency, Trump has treat…
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has ruled that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple until September 1st and current CEO of the company, has to take over from Jensen Huang as CEO of Nvidia, after his resignation as a result of scandals about his infidelities.
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