One signal

Nvidia’s board has been working with an outside firm to identify possible replacements for chief executive Jensen Huang, Bloomberg reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. Directors were also discussing whether to appoint an interim chief while searching for a permanent successor.

The report adds a concrete succession step to the existing questions over Huang’s future. Al Jazeera separately reports that Nvidia’s board was meeting to discuss his position, but does not confirm the search for candidates. Bloomberg says Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. For a company so closely identified with its founder, succession planning is more than a box on the board’s agenda.

Discuss: Should Nvidia’s board prepare for a successor even if Huang stays, or would that signal itself risk unsettling the company?

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