{"id":832575,"date":"2026-11-12T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/832575\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T20:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T20:02:11","slug":"trump-says-tim-cook-should-be-nvidia-ceo-as-jensen-huang-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/832575\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Tim Cook Should Be Nvidia CEO as Jensen Huang Resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a post on his Truth Social platform<\/a> today, U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks that Apple’s chairman Tim Cook should become Nvidia’s CEO.<\/p>\n

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Nvidia today announced<\/a> that Jensen Huang has resigned as the company’s CEO effective immediately following reports that he had two extramarital affairs, including one that the U.S. government believes involved a spy working for the Chinese government. Nvidia has appointed its CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO.<\/p>\n

Nvidia’s board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO and said that it will consider both internal and external candidates.<\/p>\n

Cook stepped down as Apple’s CEO on September 1 as part of a planned transition<\/a>, and he now serves as the company’s executive chairman.<\/p>\n

There is no indication that Cook actually wants to be Nvidia’s CEO.<\/p>\n

Semafor on Wednesday reported that Apple’s longtime chipmaking chief Johny Srouji is among the people that Nvidia is considering for CEO<\/a>, but it is likewise unclear if Srouji has any interest in the role. Srouji was named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer<\/a> in April, at the same time as Apple announced John Ternus would become its next CEO.<\/p>\n

Note: This discussion thread is located in our Political News forum with special rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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