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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after his affair raises US security concerns
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair with a Chinese businesswoman who reportedly was also acting as a spy for Beijing raised U.S. national security concerns. The company named Colette Kress as interim CEO . She had been Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Key facts
Shares of Nvidia, one of the largest companies in the world, plunged 10% in premarket trading
Shares slid more than 7% to $160.85 before the opening bell, 34% below the company’s all-time high reached just over a month ago.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after his extramarital affair with a Chinese businesswoman who reportedly was also acting as a spy for Beijing raised U.S
Huang’s resignation comes after Nvidia’s board gathered to discuss his future following revelations that he was having an affair with Alice Huang , a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International suspected of spying for China
US lawmakers still expect a briefing with Jensen Huang
After tumbling at the open of trading, Nvidia shares were down 5.3% as of 10:30 a.m
Summary
Huang’s resignation comes after Nvidia’s board gathered to discuss his future following revelations that he was having an affair with Alice Huang , a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International suspected of spying for China. The two aren’t related.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Huang also had an affair with an Nvidia executive who reported to him. The Associated Press could not independently confirm those reports.