Nvidia's board of directors has reportedly met to decide whether to remove the company's embattled CEO Jensen Huang, as news of a second extramarital affair has come to light.
Per the Wall Street Journal, the board met on Wednesday to decide whether to remove Huang following reports he allegedly participated in another affair with an executive who worked for him.This followed the revelation of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy, which prompted a company-wide apology from Huang and an independent investigation into whether he'd been the target of a "foreign intelligence effort".
The board's decision has yet to be made, but there are three expected outcomes. Either Huang stays with the company and continues as Nvidia leader, despite the controversy or he is replaced as CEO, or he quits. Nvidia's share price dropped following reports of this meeting taking place.
If Huang is fired - and perhaps even if he isn't - it's likely to severely disrupt Nvidia's operations. Huang co-founded Nvidia and led it to become one of the world's most valuable companies - it interchangeably wears that crown, alternating with Apple. Replacing Huang might change the company's focus.
Regardless, Nvidia is under major scrutiny right now because of Huang's actions. There are particular concerns around the company's chips being imported to to China despite trade bans. Gamers Nexus produced a documentary on the Nvidia AI GPU Black Market, detailing much of this.
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