Newshot 马斯克 Responds to Netizens' Calls: It Would Be My Honor to Hire 黄仁勋
IT Home, November 13 news: On the eve of 黄仁勋's resignation from the roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member of 英伟达, the world's richest person, Elon 马斯克 (Elon Musk), publicly stated that it would be his "honor" to hire 黄仁勋.
The US financial blog Zerohedge posted on X: "Elon, please hire 黄仁勋," and 马斯克 replied: "That would be my honor."
Today, 马斯克 also agreed with the view of netizen @naval: "We should learn from the experiences of 史蒂夫 Jobs and Travis 卡兰尼克 (Uber co-founder), which is that founders cannot simply be replaced..." IT Home attaches the relevant screenshot below:
Further reading: The direct background of 黄仁勋's resignation this time is that he previously publicly admitted to an extramarital affair; subsequently, the 英伟达 board established a committee composed of independent directors and hired external independent legal counsel to review the relevant situation. 黄仁勋 co-founded 英伟达 in 1993 and has long served as the company's Chief Executive Officer. During his 33 years at the helm, 英伟达 grew from a graphics chip manufacturer into a leading global enterprise in the field of artificial intelligence chips. Succeeding 黄仁勋 is 英伟达 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 科莱特 · 克雷斯 (Colette Kress), who has taken on the role of interim Chief Executive Officer and will continue to hold her original position until a formal successor is determined. The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones (Harvey C. Jones) as the company's first Board Chairman and launched the formal CEO selection process, which will comprehensively consider both internal and external candidates. 克雷斯 joined 英伟达 in September 2013; previously, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cisco, worked at Microsoft for 13 years including 4 years as Chief Financial Officer of the Server and Tools Division, and also held multiple financial positions at Texas Instruments. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University. Jones has more than 30 years of experience in semiconductors and electronic design automation (EDA). As early as 1993, the year 英伟达 was founded, he joined the company's board and is one of its longest-serving directors. From 1987 to 1998, he led the EDA giant Synopsys (Synopsys), serving successively as Chief Executive Officer for about seven years and as Executive Chairman. 纳瓦尔 拉维坎特 (Naval Ravikant), mentioned in 马斯克's reply, is a well-known Silicon Valley investor, co-founder of the equity crowdfunding platform AngelList, and the central figure in the book "纳瓦尔宝典". In the two cases he cited, 史蒂夫 Jobs was ousted by Apple's board in 1985, after which Apple fell into a trough for a time and did not revive until Jobs returned in 1997; Travis 卡兰尼克 resigned as Uber Chief Executive Officer in 2017 due to internal compliance and personal conduct scandals. After the announcement of 黄仁勋's resignation, 英伟达's stock price fell by nearly 14% at one point after the US stock market opened on November 12. 英伟达 will, as originally planned, release its fiscal 2027 third-quarter financial results on the afternoon of November 17 Pacific Time, followed by an earnings conference call. Regarding whether 黄仁勋 should stay or go, US President Trump publicly expressed support for him continuing to serve as 英伟达 CEO, calling him "a man of integrity" and believing that he has made outstanding contributions to America's development. According to 英伟达's financial reports, 黄仁勋 holds approximately 871 million shares of the company, about 3.58% of total share capital; based on the closing price on November 6, the market value of his stake is approximately $162.5 billion, of which about 801 million shares are jointly held by him and his wife.
Further Reading
The direct background of 黄仁勋's resignation this time is that he previously publicly admitted to an extramarital affair; subsequently, the 英伟达 board established a committee composed of independent directors and hired external independent legal counsel to review the relevant situation.
黄仁勋 co-founded 英伟达 in 1993 and has long served as the company's Chief Executive Officer. During his 33 years at the helm, 英伟达 grew from a graphics chip manufacturer into a leading global enterprise in the field of artificial intelligence chips.
Succeeding 黄仁勋 is 英伟达 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 科莱特 · 克雷斯 (Colette Kress), who has taken on the role of interim Chief Executive Officer and will continue to hold her original position until a formal successor is determined. The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones (Harvey C. Jones) as the company's first Board Chairman and launched the formal CEO selection process, which will comprehensively consider both internal and external candidates.
克雷斯 joined 英伟达 in September 2013; previously, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cisco, worked at Microsoft for 13 years including 4 years as Chief Financial Officer of the Server and Tools Division, and also held multiple financial positions at Texas Instruments. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University.
Jones has more than 30 years of experience in semiconductors and electronic design automation (EDA). As early as 1993, the year 英伟达 was founded, he joined the company's board and is one of its longest-serving directors. From 1987 to 1998, he led the EDA giant Synopsys (Synopsys), serving successively as Chief Executive Officer for about seven years and as Executive Chairman.
纳瓦尔 拉维坎特 (Naval Ravikant), mentioned in 马斯克's reply, is a well-known Silicon Valley investor, co-founder of the equity crowdfunding platform AngelList, and the central figure in the book "纳瓦尔宝典".
In the two cases he cited, 史蒂夫 Jobs was ousted by Apple's board in 1985, after which Apple fell into a trough for a time and did not revive until Jobs returned in 1997; Travis 卡兰尼克 resigned as Uber Chief Executive Officer in 2017 due to internal compliance and personal conduct scandals.
After the announcement of 黄仁勋's resignation, 英伟达's stock price fell by nearly 14% at one point after the US stock market opened on November 12. 英伟达 will, as originally planned, release its fiscal 2027 third-quarter financial results on the afternoon of November 17 Pacific Time, followed by an earnings conference call.
Regarding whether 黄仁勋 should stay or go, US President Trump publicly expressed support for him continuing to serve as 英伟达 CEO, calling him "a man of integrity" and believing that he has made outstanding contributions to America's development.
According to 英伟达's financial reports, 黄仁勋 holds approximately 871 million shares of the company, about 3.58% of total share capital; based on the closing price on November 6, the market value of his stake is approximately $162.5 billion, of which about 801 million shares are jointly held by him and his wife.
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