Nvidia board meets to consider ousting CEO Jensen Huang amid scandal

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-11-12 17:06:06 UTC

Nvidia’s board is meeting as soon as Wednesday to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang after reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman U.S. intelligence suspects is a Chinese spy and another with a company executive who reports to him. Nvidia shares fell about 8% in after-hours trading and are down 11% over five days. The company is working with an outside firm to identify potential replacements. Asian markets opened lower, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index down 0.8%. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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1. Nvidia’s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang

   TechCrunch · 2026-11-11 23:28:45 UTC · Full text

2. HK, region mixed as Nvidia faces crunch on Huang sack

   RTHK Finance · 2026-11-12 02:42:55 UTC · Excerpt

3. Nvidia Live Updates: Chip Giant's Stock Tumbles After Jensen Huang Exit

   WSJ Markets · 2026-11-12 07:42:54 UTC · Summary only

4. Nvidia Board Meets to Consider Replacing Jensen Huang

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