The Latest: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after his affair raises US security concerns
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.
TL;DR
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday.
- His resignation is linked to an extramarital affair with a Chinese businesswoman.
- Reports suggest the businesswoman was also a spy for Beijing.
- The affair raised U.S. national security concerns.
- Colette Kress has been named the interim CEO.
- Kress previously served as Nvidia's executive vice president and chief financial officer.