Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish | Nils Pratley
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November 9, 2026 · 09:06
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The chipmaker faces business risks and political scrutiny due to its over-reliance on founder and CEO Jensen HuangWhy is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?Too big – and too well-connected – to sack? One doesn’t have to be overly cynical to think Jensen Huang, the Nvidia boss, starts with one huge advantage as the chipmaker’s board starts its independent investigation into the alleged honeytrap spy scandal. The world of US big tech is not, to put it mildly, strong on checks and balances on a founder’s power.Huang does not enjoy the supercharged voting rights that are par for the course elsewhere – his shareholding is a plain vanilla 3.6%. On the other hand, Nvidia’s board does not appear to have spent much time worrying about succession planning and “key person risk” or …
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