Abstract:
Nvidia sent an internal memo to all employees. Founder and CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair, apologized to his wife, children, and Nvidia employees, took responsibility, and promised to cooperate with the investigation. As the media continues to reveal that Huang Renxun may have other extramarital affairs, Nvidia announced that Huang Renxun has resigned as president, CEO and board member, ending 33 years of company leadership. Colette Kress, currently Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), has agreed to serve as interim CEO until a permanent successor is determined.
According to TomsHardware reports, Nvidia’s board of directors has approached Arm Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rene Haas as a potential successor to Jensen Huang. A source familiar with the matter revealed. Rene Haas is one of many candidates, but it is unclear whether he will receive a formal offer or agree to accept the position.
Rene Haas is no stranger to NVIDIA, having worked there for about seven years before leaving in 2013. During his tenure as vice president of NVIDIA, Rene Haas was responsible for multiple projects, including laptop GPUs, Windows on Arm, and the Tegra series of chips. Considering that he once held a senior management position, Rene Haas has indeed accumulated a lot of experience in Nvidia's operations, corporate culture, and relationships with customers and partners. In addition, Rene Haas has extensive experience in consumer and data center CPUs and GPUs, as well as GPU IP development, which is extremely rare in the industry.
While at Arm, Rene Haas showed an attitude of making major strategic changes within the company. After serving as CEO, he launched the Arm CSS platform to provide customers with complete and verified chip designs, making it easier for novices to enter the market. This year also launched the first product of its own brand called "Arm AGI CPU", allowing Arm to directly compete with some traditional customers. Both moves represent a significant departure from Arm's traditional business model and demonstrate Rene Haas's willingness to take risks and potentially damage long-term partnerships to aggressively pursue new revenue growth opportunities.
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