Elon Musk backs call to bring Jensen Huang back as Nvidia CEO

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Musk made the remark in response to a post by Yun-Ta Tsai, a senior staff engineer at Tesla Superintelligence, who urged Nvidia employees to use their collective influence to push…

Elon Musk has backed calls to bring Jensen Huang back as Nvidia's chief executive officer (CEO), saying he would sign a petition seeking the former chief's reinstatement. Musk made the remark in response to a post by Yun-Ta Tsai, a senior staff engineer at Tesla Superintelligence, who urged Nvidia employees to use their collective influence to push for Huang's return.

“If NVIDIA employees want Jensen back, they should start with ‘NVIDIA is nothing without its people’ - resign and chill,” Tsai wrote on X.

He argued that experienced graphics processing unit (GPU) engineers are difficult to find and replace, and that employees should take their professional futures into their own hands if they want to influence the company's direction.

Musk did not identify the petition or share a link to it. His endorsement comes as some Nvidia employees are also calling on the company's board to reconsider Huang's departure.

According to media reports, an internal post on Nvidia's employee suggestion platform, submitted by a longtime engineer before Huang's resignation, has attracted more than 1,600 comments. Several employees have called for Huang to be reinstated, with one anonymous commenter writing: “If you believe in the mission, bring back THE boss.”

The original post had urged the board to consider employee sentiment before taking a decision on Huang's future. Another employee reportedly sent a company-wide email demanding greater transparency about his exit and expressing support for the former CEO.

Nvidia's chief financial officer, Colette Kress, is currently serving as interim CEO. The company's board has said it will consider both internal and external candidates in its search for a permanent successor.

Meanwhile, Nvidia's board has approached British chipmaker Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas as a potential successor to Huang, the Financial Times reported on Friday, November 13, citing people familiar with the matter.

Arm declined to comment, while Nvidia did not immediately respond…

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