Nvidia preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang who had second affair: reports

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Huang also had a relationship with Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare Kimberly Powell

Huang also had a relationship with Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare Kimberly Powell

NVIDIA’S board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang after he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (Nov 11), citing people familiar with the matter.

The board is preparing to meet as soon as Wednesday to determine his future, the report added.

Huang also had an affair with an executive who reports to him, the New York Times reported.

Huang had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare, the Times reported, citing unidentified people who worked at the company. Huang and Powell were captured on video being affectionate at a hotel in San Jose, California, during an Nvidia conference in March, according to the Times.

Nvidia and Powell didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the Times report.

The report threatens to deepen a crisis for Nvidia’s board, which is already investigating whether Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

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Huang’s admission over the weekend of an affair has already shined a light on Nvidia’s lack of a succession plan for Huang and reinforced how inseparable the 63-year-old CEO is from the company and its success.

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