Kumar Bahukhandi
Arm chief executive Rene Haas, whose name has surfaced in Nvidia’s search for a permanent CEO( Image source :Social Media)
Haas spent seven years at Nvidia before joining Arm. Finance chief Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor.
Santa Clara: Nvidia’s board has approached Arm chief executive Rene Haas as it looks for a permanent successor to co-founder Jensen Huang, the Financial Times reported on Friday, 13 November, citing people familiar with the matter. Haas is among several people under consideration, the report said.
Nvidia announced Huang’s resignation as president, chief executive and board member on Thursday. It appointed Kress as interim chief executive while she continues to serve as chief financial officer. The board said it would consider candidates from inside and outside the company.
Haas’s name had already surfaced in analyst discussions after Huang’s departure. He helped run Nvidia’s computing products business before joining Arm in 2013. He became Arm’s chief executive in 2022 and oversaw its return to public markets through a Nasdaq listing the following year.
Nvidia’s board said it was still selecting a search firm and had yet to formally engage any candidate. Arm declined to comment.
