Nvidia CEO succession search reaches Rene Haas amid leadership changes and China export restrictions affecting the chipmaker.

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According to a Financial Times report published Friday, which cited sources with knowledge of the situation, Nvidia’s board has contacted Arm Holdings chief executive Rene Haas as part of its search for a successor to Jensen Huang as CEO. Nvidia finance chief Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO following Huang’s resignation on Thursday.

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Key takeaways

  • Arm CEO Rene Haas previously spent seven years at Nvidia.
  • Colette Kress has taken interim charge of the chipmaker.
  • Arm shares fell more than 5%, while Nvidia declined over 3%.

Nvidia’s CEO succession begins under interim leadership

Colette Kress, Nvidia’s finance chief, is leading the company on an interim basis after Huang stepped down. The search follows his three-decade tenure, during which he took a hands-on role in engineering, investments and negotiations over exports to China.

Some analysts expect his successor to move toward a more institutional leadership structure. Huang personally directed engineering roadmaps and large investments across the AI ecosystem, making his management style a central point of comparison for the next chief executive.

Haas brings experience at both Nvidia and Arm

Haas’s background spans both companies: he spent seven years at Nvidia before joining Arm in 2013. During that period, he rose to vice president and general manager of Nvidia’s computing products business.

He became Arm CEO in 2022 and oversaw its Nasdaq listing in 2023. His tenure has also coincided with Arm’s expansion beyond its traditional strength in mobile phones and into computers.

Arm designs processor architectures and licenses them to companies that develop chip designs.

Arm and Nvidia shares fall as the search unfolds

Arm’s US-listed shares were down more than 5%, while Nvidia shares declined over 3%. Arm pared some of its losses after the report about the board’s approach to Haas.

The Nvidia CEO succession discussion extends beyond a change of name at the top. Analysts’ expectations of a less personally directed management structure contrast with Huang’s involvement across technical development, geopolitical negotiations and AI investments.

China export restrictions remain a leadership challenge

Nvidia faces heightened US regulatory scrutiny and growing support among US lawmakers for further restrictions on its chip exports to China. Those pressures form part of the operating environment facing its next permanent chief executive.

China export negotiations were among the issues Huang personally handled. US lawmakers are seeking tighter limits on the company’s chip shipments to that market.

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