Nvidia Board Eyes Apple’s Johny Srouji as CEO Successor
Nvidia’s board is considering Apple’s Johny Srouji as a possible replacement for CEO Jensen Huang amid reports of personal scandals.
TL;DR
- Nvidia’s board is considering Apple’s Johny Srouji as a potential successor to CEO Jensen Huang.
- Reports cite Huang’s extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy and one with a subordinate executive.
- The board has hired a firm to find replacements and may name CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO.
Nvidia’s board is looking at Apple’s chief hardware officer Johny Srouji as one possible successor to CEO Jensen Huang, according to reports from Semafor and Bloomberg.
Huang faces removal after multiple reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of spying for China and another with an Nvidia executive who reports to him. The board has hired an outside firm to identify replacements, and some directors are considering chief financial officer Colette Kress as an interim CEO.
Srouji’s name surfaced just months after Apple expanded his role. In April he moved from senior vice president of hardware technologies to chief hardware officer. He now oversees the hardware engineering organization and continues to lead custom chip development. Earlier reports noted he had considered leaving Apple, but he later told staff he had no plans to depart soon.
Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to work on the A4 chip after roles at Intel and IBM. He played a key part in shifting Macs to Apple silicon. Sources note his experience is strong in chip design and integration but mostly within Apple’s closed ecosystem.
Reports differ slightly on timelines and details of the affairs, but all point to the board moving quickly on succession. Srouji has not been confirmed as contacted or interested in the role.
The Tea
This shake-up shows how fast personal scandals can ripple through even the most powerful chip companies. Nvidia’s board is scrambling for options while Apple’s hardware leadership suddenly looks like a hot commodity. Whether Srouji ends up anywhere near the job remains a long shot, but the fact he’s even on the list says plenty about his track record with silicon.
Sources
- MacRumors: Apple’s Johny Srouji Eyed to Replace Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
- 9to5Mac: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang set to be fired, with Johny Srouji listed among possible replacements
- TechCrunch: Who could replace Jensen Huang? A highly unscientific list of possible successors
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