World's leading AI chip company Jensen Huang, former CEO of Nvidia The controversy regarding this is continuously deepening. After his resignation from the company, news agency Reuters has made another big disclosure. According to the report, Huang also had an intimate relationship with another female employee. Reuters has given this information quoting two people familiar with the matter. However, the agency has not made public the name of that female employee.
This revelation has come at a time when earlier news of Huang's two other alleged extramarital affairs had come to light. These include the names of Nvidia's Healthcare Vice President Kimberly Powell and Chinese businessman Alice Huang. Amidst these controversies, 63-year-old Jensen Huang resigned from the post of CEO of Nvidia on Thursday. The company has appointed CFO Colette Cress as interim CEO and has begun the search for a permanent successor.
Affair with a third woman?
According to Reuters report, two people with knowledge of the matter have informed that Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with another female employee. However, the name of that woman has not been mentioned in the report. Reuters tried to contact him, but could not reach him. Nvidia has also refused to comment on this matter. Huang, Kimberly Powell and representatives of the company's board did not respond to Reuters questions. Alice Huang also could not be contacted.
This revelation has further escalated the already ongoing controversy regarding Nvidia's leadership. The allegations related to the personal life of Huang, who held the top post of the company for a long time, have now become a part of the discussion on his resignation and the future of the company. However, the identity of the second employee mentioned in the report has not been made public.
Alice Huang and Kimberly Powell's names came up earlier also
The controversy surrounding Jensen Huang started with the news of her alleged relationship with Chinese businessman Alice Huang. Alice Huang's name also surfaced in the context of a business network linked to Megaspeed, a major Nvidia customer and Singapore-based data company. American intelligence officials suspect that Ellis may have ties to China's intelligence agencies.
After this, news of Huang's alleged relationship with Nvidia's Healthcare Vice President Kimberly Powell came to light. The New York Times, quoting five current or former employees of Nvidia, claimed that Huang and Powell had an intimate relationship. The report also said that the two were seen getting close in a hotel during the Nvidia conference held in San Jose in March. However, the newspaper did not ask to watch the video itself. Amidst these reports, Huang admitted in a statement on November 8 to having an extramarital affair and apologized for breaking his wife's trust.
Trump also expressed uncertainty about spying allegations against Alice Huang
US President Donald Trump's reaction to this entire controversy is also in discussion. Trump said he spoke to Jensen Huang on Wednesday, but he did not know whether Chinese businessman Alice Huang had been convicted of being a spy. He made this comment during a conversation on the Straight Shooter podcast. The suspicion of American intelligence agencies regarding Alice Huang has not allowed this matter to be limited to just a personal dispute.
The national security aspect has also been added to this due to questions related to Nvidia's AI chip business and chip exports to China. However, the espionage-related allegations leveled against Alice Huang cannot be considered as established facts. It is also clear from Trump's comment that the situation at the public level is not clear regarding the confirmation of this allegation.
Huang resigns after leading Nvidia for 33 years
Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and led the company's development for nearly 33 years. Under his leadership, Nvidia joined the world's largest AI chip manufacturing companies. The company's graphics processing unit (GPU) and AI chips played a key role in the expansion of the artificial intelligence industry, but Huang resigned as CEO, president and board member on Thursday amid reports of personal relationships and increasing pressure within the company.
Nvidia confirmed this in an official announcement released on November 12. The company's board has appointed CFO Colette Cress as interim CEO. She will continue to hold the post of CFO along with the responsibility of interim CEO. The board is now searching for a permanent CEO and will consider candidates from both within and outside the company.
The command of the company is currently in the hands of Colette Cress.
After Huang's resignation, Nvidia has appointed Colette Cress as interim CEO. She has been working as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since September 2013. He has played an important role in the financial operations and business expansion of the company. Nvidia's board has also appointed Harvey C. Jones as the first chairman of the board. The company says that during the interim leadership, work on its business, promises made to customers and technical plans will continue. Cress will take charge of the company until a permanent CEO is appointed.
The controversy also affected Nvidia's shares
The effect of Jenson Huang's resignation and the controversy related to him was also visible in the stock market. According to the report, Nvidia's shares fell by 5.5 percent during active trading on Thursday. The company's shares have fallen by more than 30 percent from their high level in the beginning of October.
Nvidia is not just a chip manufacturing company, but its financial involvement in the expansion of AI industry is also quite big. The company has supported cloud computing companies and AI labs through investments and other business arrangements, which made it easier to procure its chips. In such a situation, a sudden change in top leadership can impact the company's strategy and the broader network of the AI industry. However, the company has said that its business and technical roadmap will continue as normal.