British chipmaker CEO Rene Haas approached by Nvidia board to replace Jensen Huang: Report

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Nvidia's board said it was in the process of selecting a search firm for the CEO role and had not formally engaged any potential candidates. | World News

Nvidia's board has approached Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas as a potential successor to Jensen Huang, who stepped down from the chipmaker on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a separate report said some Nvidia employees were pushing for Huang's return.

Huang's exit followed revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese spy, pushing the chipmaker into a crisis.

Haas has emerged as a potential candidate following Huang's departure. He spent seven formative years at Nvidia, rising to vice president and general manager of its computing products business, before joining Arm in 2013.

Nvidia's board said it was in the process of selecting a search firm for the CEO role and had not formally engaged any potential candidates.

"Any speculation regarding individual candidates, whether internal or external, is premature," the board said in a statement.

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Before Huang's resignation, a longtime Nvidia engineer had urged the board in an internal post to consider employee sentiment before taking any action, Wired reported late on Thursday.

The post has since attracted more than 1,600 comments, with several employees urging the board to find a way to bring Huang back, the technology news platform said, citing internal correspondence it reviewed. Nvidia has about 42,000 employees worldwide.

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