{
  "id": 19581065,
  "title": "Nvidia working with outside firm to identify CEO candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nvidia-working-with-outside-firm-to-identify-ceo-candidates",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T00:54:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/nvidia-working-outside-firm-identify-ceo-candidates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's board is collaborating with an external firm to identify potential CEOs to succeed founder and CEO Jensen Huang, following reports of multiple extramarital affairs. One affair reportedly involved a woman suspected of spying for China. The board is considering naming a temporary CEO while searching for a permanent replacement. Huang, 63, is deeply intertwined with Nvidia and its success, making his departure a significant event. The company's stock declined 8% following the reports. Huang had an affair with Alice Huang, a data center executive at a large Asian customer, and another with Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, Kimberly Powell. The board faces a challenging decision: ousting Huang or finding a replacement, as his leadership is crucial to Nvidia's operations and AI advancements.",
  "summary": "The crisis has highlighted Nvidia’s lack of a succession plan",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}