More than 115,000 people appear to have signed an online petition calling for former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (젠슨 황) to return, as of the afternoon of Nov. 14, TechCrunch reported on Nov. 14 local time.
The petition site said the signers included 5,965 current Nvidia employees, 1,108 former employees and 63,063 shareholders, the report said. It added that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Replit CEO Amjad Masad and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney also signed.
In the petition, signers said they were concerned that Jensen was dismissed without proper due process. They demanded that the board reinstate him while an independent investigation establishes the facts. They also urged the board to ensure a fair investigation and disclose more information to the public. The petition stressed that what Jensen needs is due process, not a trial by crowd.
The former CEO resigned on Nov. 12 amid controversy over spying and an affair.
Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO while it searches for a successor.
Chi-gyu Hwang
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