Nvidia Begins CEO Search, Has yet to Approach Candidates

WHO:

CNBC - Nvidia’s board is involved in selecting a search firm for the CEO role.

CNBC - Jensen Huang is identified as Nvidia’s former CEO.

Inc - Apple’s former CEO is described as not being a likely successor for Nvidia’s CEO role.

Inc - The article presents five potential candidates for Nvidia CEO, but the provided text does not name them.

NY Post - Arm CEO Rene Haas was reported to have been approached about succeeding Jensen Huang.

WHAT:

CNBC - Nvidia’s board said it is “in the process of selecting a search firm” for the CEO role.

CNBC - The board said it has “not formally engaged any potential candidates.”

CNBC - Nvidia had not yet selected a search firm to help identify a successor to Jensen Huang.

Inc - The article says Tim Cook is not going to be Nvidia’s next CEO and discusses five candidates who might be considered.

NY Post - A report said Nvidia approached Rene Haas to succeed Jensen Huang.

NY Post - Haas’s name had been circulating among analysts.

WHERE:

CNBC - Nvidia is the company seeking a successor for its CEO role.

Inc - Tim Cook is associated with Apple in the article; Rene Haas is identified as CEO of Arm by the NY Post.

HOW:

CNBC - Nvidia’s board is selecting a search firm to assist with identifying a CEO successor.

(UPDATED November 13, 2026 23:01 UTC)

Nvidia is seeking a successor for Jensen Huang, and its board is selecting a search firm. The board says it has not formally engaged any potential candidates. Arm CEO Rene Haas was reportedly approached, while Apple CEO Tim Cook is described as an unlikely successor.