Some Nvidia employees are urging the board to bring back Jensen Huang, days after he resigned as CEO. An internal post on the topic has drawn more than 1,600 comments, according to Wired. Huang still faces scrutiny from Congress and shareholders.
Some Nvidia employees are calling on the board to reinstate Jensen Huang, days after he resigned as CEO following reports of extramarital relationships, according to internal correspondence reviewed by Wired.
An internal "suggestion box" post, submitted by a longtime engineer before the resignation, urged the board to weigh employee sentiment before acting. It has since drawn more than 1,600 comments, several of which asked the board to find a way to reinstate Huang.
The post also asked the board to share the findings of its investigation with staff and to formally seek their views on Huang continuing as CEO. One employee sent a companywide email demanding transparency about his exit and declaring: "I stand by Jensen."
Huang's exit and the interim CEO
Huang resigned as Nvidia's president, CEO and a board member on Thursday, ending a 33-year tenure at the company he co-founded. Chief financial officer Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO, and Harvey Jones, a former CEO of Synopsys, became the board's first chair. Nvidia did not give a reason for the resignation.
On Sunday, Huang told staff he had been unfaithful to his wife, without naming anyone. Reuters has since reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, that he had an intimate relationship with a second Nvidia employee. Huang has not commented on the reports since his Sunday email, according to Wired.
Scrutiny from Washington and shareholders
Outside the company, Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called it a mistake for Nvidia to let Huang resign. Elon Musk said he would be honored to hire him.
Congressional committees have asked Huang to sit for a closed-door interview on December 1 and to testify at a Senate hearing on December 3, as lawmakers examine Nvidia's chip exports to China. He and Nvidia also face a proposed shareholder class action over his alleged ties to Alice Huang.
Nvidia reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, the first under Kress.
Source: Decrypt
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