Nvidia board hires firm to investigate CEO Jensen Huang
The investigation will examine if company secrets or national security were compromised after the CEO admitted to an affair.
The Nvidia board of directors has hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang, according to a Times of India report on Tuesday.
The probe will determine whether company secrets or national security were compromised after Huang admitted to having an affair with Alice Huang, the CEO of Singapore-based company MegaSpeed.
The board stated that independent members have retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim and his firm to conduct the thorough and independent inquiry.
In a statement on Sunday, the board said it was initiating the investigation following reports that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.
The board added that while it has no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised, the inquiry will examine all available information.
Huang has committed to cooperating fully with the review and stated in an email to employees that he is committed to protecting the company and supporting American national security.