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US Treasury chief calls for outsider to lead embattled tech firm Nvidia

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Jensen Huang stepped down after reports surfaced of extramarital affairs, including one with an executive suspected by United States intelligence of ties to China's Ministry of State Security. In response, Scott Bessent issued a 10-day deadline for Nvidia's leadership and legal counsel to demonstrate full adherence to federal trade mandates. Meanwhile, lawmakers across the political aisle are actively pushing to eliminate perceived loopholes in semiconductor export regulations. Board members are now weighing potential successors, with Arm Holdings leader Rene Haas under reported consideration while outside political figures suggest other high-profile executives.

Key points

  • Federal officials are scrutinizing whether Nvidia intentionally overlooked illicit chip t…: Federal officials are scrutinizing whether Nvidia intentionally overlooked illicit chip transactions to boost its overall corporate revenues.
  • Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are leveraging the governance crisis to push for much…: Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are leveraging the governance crisis to push for much stricter semiconductor export control enforcement.
  • Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas has surfaced as a potential candidate under board…: Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas has surfaced as a potential candidate under board consideration to replace Jensen Huang.

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Scott Bessent gives Nvidia’s board 10 days to show the company’s compliance with US export controls.

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for an outsider to take the helm at Nvidia, the California-based technology giant that has faced scandal over its former chief executive, Jensen Huang.

Speaking on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures programme, Bessent said the company should look beyond its own ranks for Huang’s successor.

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“This makes me think that, as the board conducts a search for a new leader, that they need to go outside the company,” Bessent told Fox News. “Just [with] what was going on inside the company, they need a dramatic shake-up.”

Bessent’s comments come three days after Huang stepped down…

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