The names of three Indian-origin technology executives are in discussion amid the search for the next CEO of the world’s top chip company nVIDIA. These include Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Palo Alto Networks head Nikesh Arora and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian. The company’s board has said that both internal and external candidates will be considered for the permanent CEO.
After the company’s co-founder Jensen Huang stepped down with immediate effect, the company is facing the challenge of finding a new CEO. Huang led the company for more than three decades. At present, the company’s CFO Colette Cress has been made the interim CEO.
How suitable are the three Indians for the new CEO?
Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology
Sanjay Mehrotra has long experience in the semiconductor industry. He is the CEO of Micron Technology. Under his leadership, the company has taken advantage of the boom in demand for memory chips. The expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure has increased the demand for memory chips. According to the report, during his tenure, Micron shares have increased by more than 2,700%.
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks
Nikesh Arora has been leading cyber security company Palo Alto Networks since 2018. During his tenure, the company has expanded its AI based cyber security business. Before this he had been the President and COO of SoftBank. He has also worked in Google for almost a decade.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian
Thomas Kurian is the CEO of Google Cloud. He is leading a large business related to cloud computing, enterprise software and AI services. In this role he has gained experience in large-scale technology operations and working with corporate clients.
Help of external firm to search for CEO
According to Bloomberg report, nVIDIA has also given the responsibility to an external firm to search for a new CEO. This appointment will not be easy for the company, because Jensen Huang has played an important role in taking nVIDIA from a graphics chip manufacturing company to one of the most valuable technology companies in the world.
Under Huang’s leadership, nVIDIA became the world’s leading supplier of processors used for artificial intelligence. In such a situation, the new CEO will have a big challenge to grow the company and maintain its strong position in the AI market.
Keep an eye on these people inside and outside the company
Some names inside the company are also included in the discussion about the post of CEO. Among these are the names of interim CEO Colette Cress and Vice President Ian Buck. Ian Buck has played a key role in developing the CUDA software platform. This platform made nVIDIA’s graphics processors extremely important for modern AI computing.
Among the external candidates, the names of Arm CEO Rene Haas and Apple Chief Hardware Officer Johnny Srouji are also in discussion.
nVIDIA is faced with the challenge of selecting an individual who can carry forward the technical and business legacy created by Jenson Huang. At present the company has not taken any final decision on the name of the new CEO.
Source: ndtv.in
