In brief
- The Financial Times reports Nvidia has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas, though the company says it has not formally engaged candidates.
- Haas spent seven years at Nvidia before leading Arm through its 2023 IPO and its move into making AI data-center chips.
- Some Nvidia employees want Huang reinstated, with an internal discussion drawing more than 1,600 comments.
Nvidia’s board has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas as a potential successor to Jensen Huang, according to the Financial Times, putting a former Nvidia executive in contention for one of technology’s biggest jobs.
Haas is one of several people under consideration, people familiar with the matter told the FT. There is no guarantee he will receive an offer or accept one. The FT said he maintains strong ties to Huang and some Nvidia directors.
Nvidia’s board told Reuters it was still selecting an executive search firm and had not formally engaged any candidate. “Any speculation regarding individual candidates, whether internal or external, is premature,” it said.
Huang resigned Thursday after 33 years leading the company he co-founded,
