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Nov 13, 2026
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
Colette has been at the company for a long time, but it's more likely that they're going to try to find somebody who's more strategic, somebody who has led another large semiconductor firm.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
I thought it was interesting to see that NVIDIA appointed its first chair of the board in Harvey C. Jones, who comes from Synopsys, which is a chip design firm.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
And he served as CEO there for quite some time.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
So it might be interesting to see, is it going to be him? Is it going to be some of the other names that I've seen thrown around are Rene Haas, who is CEO of Arm Holdings, which is another chip design firm.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
Jensen Wang resigned as CEO of NVIDIA, the company he co-founded and led for more than 33 years in the wake of a still unfurling espionage and affair scandal.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress has been appointed interim CEO, while long-standing board member Harvey C. Jones has been designated as the company's first-ever chairperson.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
Huang has also agreed to testify before U.S. Congress later this month, where he will be grilled about striking up the alleged affair with an alleged Chinese operative.
Alex BlumensteinHOST
And for good measure, Reuters reported on a third alleged extramarital affair.
Shweta MishraGUEST
So the board's reaction was to install Colette Kress, their CFO of 13 years, as the interim CEO.
Arvind RamaHOST
They also elevated Harvey C. Jones to become the company's first ever independent board chair.
Shweta MishraGUEST
Right.
Shweta MishraGUEST
Essentially stripping away that dual CEO chair dynamic that Huang had cultivated for, what, decades.
JenniferHOST
Late Wednesday, media reports that Huang had another extramarital affair with a NVIDIA employee who reports to him.
JenniferHOST
The board of directors said Thursday it also named its first-ever chairman, Harvey C. Jones, an entrepreneur and venture investor.
JenniferHOST
Shares of Nvidia, one of the largest companies in the world, plunged 10% in pre-market trading Thursday.
JenniferHOST
Nvidia's board had gathered to discuss Huang's future after revelations that he was having an affair with a former Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese government agent.
JenniferHOST
In its first statement since the scandal broke, Singapore-headquartered Megaspeed International said Thursday that it takes its obligation to comply with U.S. export control laws extremely seriously.
JenniferHOST
Details about Hong's fare with the former Megaspeed executive are unclear.
JenniferHOST
Megaspeed is committed to working constructively and transparently with the U.S. government, said the statement signed by its chairman and CEO, Tan Yong Pong, who also goes by James Tan.
JenniferHOST
NVIDIA has said it had no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, but that its inquiry would examine all available information.
Xavier JosiahHOST
So the corporate fallout from this is that NVIDIA CFO Colette Cress has been appointed interim CEO at this time.
Xavier JosiahHOST
Harvey C. Jones became the first companies or the company's first ever board chairman.
Xavier JosiahHOST
NVIDIA launched an independent investigation in hindsight of all this, and U.S. lawmakers still want to question Hong about his contacts and the company's security practices.
Xavier JosiahHOST
NVIDIA shares experience significant volatility, including a reported 14% decline during Thursday's trading.
Davey BoyHOST
Sorry, you got to go, bro.
Davey BoyHOST
Harvey C. Jones became a board chairman.
Davey BoyHOST
NVIDIA faced significant stock market velocity, volatility.
Davey BoyHOST
Huang's departure created uncertainty about the future leadership of one of the world's most influential AI companies.
speaker_0HOST
So what's the board doing?
speaker_1HOST
Well, CFO Colette Kress is stepping in as interim CEO, and Harvey C. Jones, who's been a board member since, what, 1993, is taking over as the new board chair.
speaker_1HOST
They are desperately trying to signal stability.
speaker_0HOST
But I'm just stuck on how Huang maintained his political cover through all of this.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
Colette has been at the company for a long time, but it's more likely that they're going to try to find somebody who's more strategic, somebody who has led another large semiconductor firm.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
I thought it was interesting to see that NVIDIA appointed its first chair of the board in Harvey C. Jones, who comes from Synopsys, which is a chip design firm.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
And he served as CEO there for quite some time.
Anita RamaswamyGUEST
So it might be interesting to see, is it going to be him? Is it going to be some of the other names that I've seen thrown around are Rene Haas, who is CEO of Arm Holdings, which is another chip design firm.
speaker_1HOST
Chief financial officer Colette Kress becomes interim chief executive while keeping her current role, and the board says it is now seeking a permanent successor.
speaker_1HOST
Former Synopsys chief Harvey C. Jones will become NVIDIA's first-ever board chairman.
speaker_1HOST
The move follows a week of pressure around Huang's private life and reporting tied to United States intelligence claims about a Singapore data center executive.
speaker_1HOST
NVIDIA's board says it commissioned an independent investigation and found no reason to believe national security or company secrets had been compromised.
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