Nvidia is reportedly meeting tonight to remove CEO Jensen Huang following revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a Chinese woman suspected by U.S. intelligence of spying for China, Alice Huang ,and another, involving the company ‘s Vice President of Health care. Kimberley Powell. Both women are said to be married.
Huang was allegedly caught on camera being affectionate with Nvidia’s vice president of health care, during a conference at San Jose, California according to The New York Times.
Powell was promoted to senior director of AI business development in 2016 before being appointed vice president of health care in 2017. She reportedly reports to Huang.
Reports indicate that during the conference, a bystander allegedly caught Huang and Powell on camera. Huang’s security sequestered the individual before making an offer to sign a nondisclosure agreement, according to the NYT.
The reported consideration to sack the Nvidia CEO comes days after Huang admitted to cheating on his wife with the suspected Chinese spy as the chip company launches an independent investigation into the allegation.
“I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did,” Huang tells employees in an apology.
The World Street Journal reports that the removal of Huang could come sooner than expected.
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