NVIDIA Employees Urge Jensen Huang’s Return as Internal Discussion Tops 1,600 Comments

According to ChainCatcher citing Reuters, some NVIDIA employees are calling for former CEO Jensen Huang to return, and an internal discussion on the matter has received more than 1,600 comments, most supporting his reinstatement. Before Huang’s resignation, a longtime engineer submitted a proposal through an internal company channel asking the board to consider employees’ views, publish survey results and formally seek staff input on whether Huang should remain CEO. Another employee emailed the company calling for more transparency about his departure. Huang had led NVIDIA since its founding in 1993. In an email to employees on Sunday, he acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife and said there was “no excuse.” The board announced his resignation on Thursday morning after media reports alleged an affair with a direct subordinate; Reuters later reported an alleged affair with another NVIDIA employee. Huang has not responded to the reports since Sunday’s email. The board appointed CFO Colette Kress interim CEO and former Synopsys CEO Harvey Jones chairman.