Loyalty vs accountability: a look at the Nvidia board deciding CEO Jensen Huang’s fate

Nvidia’s board of directors is facing perhaps its biggest test yet as it weighs whether to oust chief executive Jensen Huang, the man credited with transforming the chipmaker into one of the world’s most valuable companies.

The board was reportedly preparing to remove Huang after reports that he had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice-president of healthcare, who reported to him, according to The New York Times and Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

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