Symbolic imageNvidia sounds out Arm chief for CEO role as interim leader Kress steps in
Nvidia's board is searching for a successor after Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday over affairs. CFO Colette Kress leads the company on an interim basis.
The Financial Times reported on Friday that Nvidia has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas about the job. The board named Harvey Jones chairman, according to the Jerusalem Post. Analysts told the New York Times that Huang's exit should have little near-term effect on the business, although shares fell as much as 14 percent on Thursday. The paper adds that tech companies tend to fare better with successors steeped in technology than in finance, sales or marketing.
Other names in play
Citing Calcalist and Ynet, the Jerusalem Post says the board is weighing Michael Kagan, Johny Srouji and Eyal Waldman, alongside Kress, Ian Buck, Lisa Su and Matt Garman. US President Donald Trump publicly proposed Tim Cook.
Staff want Huang back
Leaked posts from Nvidia's internal forum show most comments urging the board to reinstate Huang under the slogan "Bring Back the Boss", the Jerusalem Post reports. Nvidia and the board have not commented.
Pressure in Washington
Democratic policymakers demand the administration preserve its records on Nvidia chip sales to China, while Republican lawmakers want Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Huang to testify.