Nikkei XTech reports NVIDIA board discussed ousting CEO Jensen Huang; company announces his resignation the same day

Nikkei XTech reported on November 12, 2026, that NVIDIA’s board had discussed ousting CEO Jensen Huang. NVIDIA also announced that day that Huang had resigned as president, CEO and director, effective immediately. The Nikkei XTech article excerpt is described as addressing a departure scenario before the resignation announcement.

NVIDIA’s announcement explicitly said Huang had resigned immediately from all three roles: president, CEO and director. Distinguishing the report of discussions about ousting him from the official announcement is important to understanding the management change and its background without conflating them.

What is confirmed in this case is that NVIDIA announced Huang’s resignation as president, CEO and director, effective immediately. The information that the board had discussed ousting him is based on Nikkei XTech’s reporting; the company’s announcement does not say whether such discussions took place or explain the reason for the resignation. Accordingly, it is appropriate to keep the reported discussions about ousting him separate from the officially announced change in roles, rather than recasting them as the same event. Nikkei XTech’s article is described as addressing a scenario after his departure. A related article by this newspaper, Nikkei XTech publishes article on impact if NVIDIA CEO Huang is ousted, is also dated November 12, 2026, and focuses on the potential impact of an ouster. Both should be read with a distinction between issues based on a hypothetical ouster and the resignation NVIDIA actually announced. The article and announcement were published on the same date, but their exact order cannot be established from the publication date alone. The point to confirm from a management perspective is that the announcement of Huang’s departure from three roles and the report that the board had discussed ousting him are presented as separate pieces of information. The materials provided do not say who will succeed him or how the president and CEO roles and board composition will be handled. Nor do they provide a basis for concluding that a CEO change alone will alter NVIDIA’s product plans or the operation of its AI-related business. It will be necessary to watch for official announcements about a successor and division of responsibilities, as well as whether the company explains the reported discussions about ousting him. At this stage, there is not enough information to identify effects on the market or business, and assessments of a departure scenario should not be treated as actual business impacts.

According to NVIDIA’s announcement, Huang resigned as president, chief executive officer (CEO) and director, with the resignations effective immediately. The announcement provided does not give a reason for his resignation or name a successor.