Former CEO Jensen Huang conducted extramarital affair with second Nvidia employee, sources say
The revelation follows two other extramarital affairs that led to his resignation Thursday. Reuters is not naming the second employee., and attempts to reach the woman were not successful.
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s president, CEO, and board member on Thursday with immediate effect. According to Handelsblatt, Huang's resignation follows reports of an affair with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's Vice President for the health business, as well as a previous report involving an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed.
The National UAE reports that Alice Huang is a Megaspeed executive suspected by US intelligence officials of being a Chinese agent. The Jerusalem Post notes that two other extramarital affairs led to the resignation.
The resignation occurs amid a scandal involving Nvidia chip exports to China. The National UAE states that the New York Times reported the Commerce Department did not take action against the Singapore-based firm Megaspeed, which is central to the scandal. Following the announcement, Nvidia appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while the board considers candidates for a permanent successor. Gulf News reports that President Donald Trump has endorsed former Apple CEO Tim Cook to replace Huang.
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