Family pull, internal hires or Tech CEO swap: 7 possible replacements surface as Nvidia board considers ousting CEO Jensen Huang

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With Huang now on the back foot and no known plan of succession at Nvidia, the field is wide open for a variety of replacements to lead the company. | World News

As Nvidia's Jensen Huang faces scrutiny over his alleged extramarital ‘affairs’ and a probe by US officials over national security concerns, the board of the chip company has been consulting an outside firm as they mull replacing the chief executive officer.

Earlier this week, the Nvidia CEO admitted to having an extramarital affair in a letter to staff. While Jensen did not name anyone, reports have identified the woman as Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman and a former executive at Megaspeed, which is Nvidia's main cloud partner for the Asia-Pacific region. Track LIVE updates on the Nvidia row here

As per US government officials, Huang Le (Alice Huang's Chinese name), is suspected to be an intelligence asset for China. Authorities have also claimed that under her, Megaspeed allowed the transhipment of Nvidia's AI chips to Beijing, which have been prohibited by Washington. The Singapore-based firm has denied any wrongdoing.

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With Huang now on the back foot and no known plan of succession at Nvidia, the field is wide open for a variety of replacements to lead one of the key AI players.

There are several names in the mix for the next CEO of Nvidia. Despite the options, there are three key options.

These options are either an internal hire, a family pull or a tech CEO swap.

If Nvidia decides to stick to in-house hiring and make changes to its leadership, some of the key names in the mix are Colette Kress and Ian Buck.

Colette Kress is currently Nvidia's chief financial officer and a relatively easy choice for the board, as per tech publications.

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