Elon Musk threw his support behind Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s board considers candidates to take over the leadership of the world’s most valuable chipmaker.
Elon Musk backed an effort to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s chief executive, saying he would sign a petition seeking the former CEO’s return, even as the chipmaker explores potential successors following his resignation.
“A petition is underway to reinstate Jensen and I’m signing it too,” Elon Musk said in a post on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX threw his support behind Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s board considers candidates to take over the leadership of the world’s most valuable chipmaker.
Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia’s president and CEO on Thursday following revelations about multiple extramarital relationships, including one involving Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who has been suspected by US authorities of having links to Chinese intelligence.
Nvidia Employees Urge Board To Bring Back Jensen Huang
Wired reported that a longtime Nvidia engineer urged colleagues in an internal post to consider employee sentiment before the board made a decision on the company’s leadership.
The post reportedly attracted more than 1,600 comments, with several employees calling for the company to find a way to bring back Jensen Huang.
Nvidia employs around 42,000 people worldwide.
The company’s board, however, said it was in the process of selecting an executive search firm to help identify the next CEO and had not formally approached any potential candidates.
“Any speculation regarding individual candidates, whether internal or external, is premature,” the board said in a statement.
