Nvidia Stock Sinks -- Who Could Replace Jensen Huang Nauman Khan Thu, November 12, 2026 at 6:19 AM EST 1 min read NVDA -7.43% Trade NVIDIA on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) directors have been working with an outside firm to identify possible successors to CEO Jensen Huang, according to a Wednesday Bloomberg report.
The board is weighing an interim CEO during the search, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity.
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Directors were meeting Wednesday to discuss Huangs future. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the board was preparing to remove him.
Semafor reported that CFO Colette Kress is being considered as interim CEO. It added that the board briefed the White House on the meeting, citing a senior administration official.
Huang acknowledged an affair Sunday with Alice Huang, a data center executive at one of Nvidias largest customers in Southeast Asia. The New York Times has reported she was suspected of acting as an agent for the Chinese government.
Late Wednesday, the Times also reported, citing unidentified former employees, that Huang had been in a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidias vice president of healthcare. Powell did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Nvidia shares slid nearly 9% in pre-market trading.
