Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after affair scandal
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The company has named Colette Kress as interim chief executive.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has resigned after his affair raised national security concerns.
The company named Colette Kress as interim chief executive. She is the current executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Huang faced growing calls to resign after his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Late Wednesday (US time), media reports said Huang had another extramarital affair with an Nvidia employee who reports to him.
Shares of Nvidia, one of the largest companies in the world, plunged 10 per cent in premarket trading Thursday (US time).
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