As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces a class action lawsuit for fraud that could force him to step down, industry experts are actively speculating about potential successors. Prominent external names being discussed include AMD CEO Lisa Su and Arm CEO Rene Haas, alongside internal candidates like CFO Colette Kress and Vice President Ian Buck. Additionally, familial ties within the company and other tech leaders from Google and Amazon are considered part of the broader succession conversation for the AI semiconductor giant.

As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces a class action lawsuit for fraud that could force him to step down, industry experts are actively speculating about potential successors. Prominent external names being discussed include AMD CEO Lisa Su and Arm CEO Rene Haas, alongside internal candidates like CFO Colette Kress and Vice President Ian Buck. Additionally, familial ties within the company and other tech leaders from Google and Amazon are considered part of the broader succession conversation for the AI semiconductor giant.

As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces a class action lawsuit for fraud that could force him to step down, industry experts are actively speculating about potential successors. Prominent external names being discussed include AMD CEO Lisa Su and Arm CEO Rene Haas, alongside internal candidates like CFO Colette Kress and Vice President Ian Buck. Additionally, familial ties within the company and other tech leaders from Google and Amazon are considered part of the broader succession conversation for the AI semiconductor giant.

With Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang facing a class action for fraud, which could lead to his stepping down, the focus is now on who his potential successor will be. Headhunters are likely already scouting throughout the semiconductor industry to find a replacement, in case the board asks him to step down.

The names doing the rounds include AMD CEO Lisa Su and Arm CEO Rene Haas. Another prominent name and the first internal candidate frequently mentioned is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress.

While Lisa Su leads AMD, a direct competitor to Nvidia in the AI ​​chip race, she is probably the only competitor capable of rivalling Nvidia. Her performance has been outstanding and under her leadership, AMD's revenue, which had stagnated for years, has experienced explosive growth, according to Chinese media reports.

However, the competitive relationship between the two companies could complicate things if Su actively considers the move. She is also Jensen Huang’s cousin, which adds to the issues.

Rene Haas might be a more suitable candidate. He is optimistic that the chip industry will see the emergence of more competitors for Nvidia. He has also spent seven years at Nvidia early in his career.

While Kress benefits from the public exposure, as a finance expert, Kress lacks an engineering background, making her unsuited to lead a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company.

Vice President Ian Buck, who led the development of CUDA—Nvidia's core software and platform—is also being mentioned as a successor. He has worked at Nvidia for 22 years and currently oversees the data centre and computing divisions, according to SBS News.

However, the fact that Huang has placed family members at the centre of Nvidia's management for years could ensure that one of his family members succeeds him. They include his daughter Madison Huang, who serves as senior director of physical AI product marketing; his son Spencer Huang, director of robotics product management; and Vice President Nico Caprez, who recently married Madison Huang.

Many cite other potential candidates include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman, as suitable candidates.

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