SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it would be “an honor” to hire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, following reports that Nvidia’s board may be preparing to oust him from the company.
Late Wednesday, financial blog Zerohedge posted on X, “Elon please hire Jensen,” to which Musk replied, “That would be an honor.”
Musk’s comment came after the release of a second story detailing Huang’s extramarital relationship with another Nvidia executive.
Nvidia’s board reportedly met on Wednesday to decide whether to oust the embattled CEO.
Under Nvidia’s bylaws, Huang can be removed “with or without cause” by a majority of the directors. Nvidia has 11 directors and considers all of them independent except Huang. His potential departure would create a leadership vacuum at the roughly $4 trillion chipmaker he co-founded as the company currently has no obvious successor.
Huang owns about 3.6% of Nvidia’s stock and is involved in dozens of direct reports, underscoring the tight control he maintains over the company.
Nvidia stocks plunged 8% Thursday following the release of the fresh allegations.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
