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Jensen Huang’s resignation after more than three decades leading Nvidia puts the company in a challenging position: replacing a founder and iconic CEO whose identity is closely tied to the
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s CEO on Thursday, November 12, after reports about extramarital affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. Nvidia named its chief financial officer, Colette Kress, interim CEO and appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first board chair. Huang had led Nvidia since cofounding it in 1993.
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