Musk Says it Would be an ‘Honor’ to Hire Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s Board Reportedly Gears up to Remove Him

Elon Musk said it would be an "honor" to hire Jensen Huang as his job as Nvidia CEO appears to be close to an end.

Musk made the remark when replying to a social media post asking him to "hire Jensen." "That would be an honor," Musk replied.

Nvidia stocks are plummeting further on Thursday over reports that the company's board is getting ready to oust Huang after reports of a new affair.

He admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy, on Sunday. China has denied the claims.

As the FBI opened a probe on the matter, Huang sought to continue with his daily activities at the company. But on Wednesday, The New York Times detailed that Huang had another affair with Kimberly Powell, vice president of health care at the company. She reported to Huang.

Analysts told CNBC that, should Huang be effectively removed from his post, the company's stock could fall another 20% as the lack of a clear successor casts doubt on its future.

Huang, 63, oversees Nvidia's strategy, product development and relationships with major technology customers. His role has become particularly important as demand for AI chips has surged among companies building data centers.

Among Nvidia's senior executives, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress is one of the most familiar names to investors.

Kress has held the position since September 2013 and regularly represents Nvidia during earnings calls and investor conferences. She previously held senior finance positions at Microsoft, Cisco and Texas Instruments and has helped oversee Nvidia's finances through the rapid expansion of its data-center business.

Her experience is primarily in finance rather than chip design or engineering, although she is among the company's longest-serving senior executives.

Other members of Nvidia's executive leadership team include Nick Parker, executive vice president of worldwide field operations; Debora Shoquist, executive vice president of operations; and Tim Teter, executive vice president and general counsel.

Parker joined Nvidia in August 2026 after 26 years at Microsoft, where he most recently served as executive vice president and chief business officer of worldwide sales and solutions.

Shoquist, who joined Nvidia in 2007, oversees manufacturing, supply chains and logistics. Teter, a former engineer who joined the company in 2017, leads its legal operations.

Another senior figure is Ian Buck, a longtime Nvidia executive who helped develop CUDA, the computing platform central to the company's AI business.

Buck has been mentioned in outside discussions of potential successors because of his technical background and experience leading Nvidia's accelerated computing operations. The company, however, has not publicly designated him or any other executive as Huang's replacement.

During a March 2026 appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Huang said more than 60 executives report directly to him, including specialists working on memory, networking, graphics processors and central processing units.