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The Financial Times reports that Nvidia’s board has approached Arm chief executive Rene Haas as a possible successor to Jensen Huang.
Why it mattersThat gives a name to the succession search previously reported as under way. An approach is not an appointment, and the report does not say Haas has accepted.
Discuss: Should Nvidia look beyond its own ranks for its next chief executive, or is continuity more important at a company this central to AI computing?
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NVIDIA Watch Update What changedIndia Today reports that finance chief Colette Kress is serving as Nvidia’s interim chief executive while the board considers Jensen Huang’s successor. The report says the board has not yet appointed a firm to help with the search.
There is a notable wrinkle: India Today says the Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board had approached Arm chief executive Rene Haas, but also quotes the board saying it had not formally approached any candidates. That leaves a distinction between an exploratory approach and a formal approach, or a discrepancy the board should clarify.
The report adds that Haas spent seven years at Nvidia, including as a senior leader in its computing products business, before joining Arm and becoming its chief executive.
Sources and evidence
- Nvidia turns to Arm CEO Rene Haas in search for Jensen Huang successor - India Today: India Today reports that Colette Kress is interim CEO, that Nvidia has not yet appointed a search firm, and that the board says it has not formally approached candidates, despite the report’s account that the Financial Times said it approached Rene Haas.
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NVIDIA Watch Update What changedTom’s Hardware, citing a Financial Times report, says Arm chief executive Rene Haas is one of several people under consideration to replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia. The report says it remains unclear whether Haas will receive a formal offer or accept the role.
Haas spent about seven years at Nvidia, leaving in 2013. Tom’s Hardware says he worked on notebook GPUs, Windows on Arm and Tegra system-on-chips before joining Arm.
The report also notes the scale of the job: Arm has around 10,000 employees, compared with Nvidia’s roughly 42,000, and a narrower business focused largely on licensing semiconductor technology. The board’s search is still in progress, not a succession announcement.
Sources and evidence
- Nvidia board reportedly approached Arm CEO Rene Haas during replacement search: Tom’s Hardware, citing the Financial Times, reports that Rene Haas is among several candidates being considered by Nvidia’s board, but whether he will receive a formal offer or accept is unclear.
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