3 Indian-Origin Faces Among 11 Names In Jensen Huang Succession Search At Nvidia
Nvidia has started the search for a permanent successor to its long-time chief executive, Jensen Huang, who resigned amid scrutiny over reports of multiple extramarital affairs, including with a suspected Chinese spy, which has now thrust the chipmaker into an uncertain future.
The chipmaker said its board is open to insider and outsider candidates to take on the daunting task of succeeding the man who transformed Nvidia into an AI powerhouse. Analysts and investors want the person who would inherit one of the world's most valuable companies to be someone who understands the tech, has vision and possesses acumen in finance, since the company has been a major investor in the AI boom, as well as a manufacturer.
Experience running a massive company is a likely requirement to navigate regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical tensions and the economic upheaval unleashed by the AI boom.
Nvidia has named CFO Colette Kress as the interim CEO following Huang's departure, as its board considers other candidates, among which there are reportedly three Indian-origin candidates.
Sanjay Mehrotra, chief executive of memory chip maker Micron, who has over four decades of experience and has worked closely with Nvidia, which uses Micron products, is one of the possible candidates for Nvidia's top job.
Mehrotra has led the largest US memory chipmaker since 2017 and helped drive its transformation into a key supplier for AI systems. Before joining Micron, Mehrotra co-founded flash-memory pioneer SanDisk in 1988 and remained with the company until its 2016 sale. He served as chief executive from 2011, helping build SanDisk into a Fortune 500 semiconductor company.
Under Mehrotra, Micron has deepened ties with Nvidia and pivoted toward high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI servers. The shift helped propel the company to a roughly $1 trillion valuation as demand for AI infrastructure surged.
Source :ndtv.com
