Analysis: Companies love a ‘rockstar’ CEO. Until they depend on one

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A CNBC analysis examines the fallout from Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia's chief executive, with the board searching for a permanent successor and Colette Kress serving as interim chief executive. It argues Huang's value extended beyond technology to supply-chain relationships and AI influence, and asks whether Nvidia can stand without the leader it made central, a governance question other boards should heed.

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