Apple’s chief hardware officer, Johny Srouji, is reportedly one of the people under consideration to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s CEO. Semafor, citing a person familiar with the matter, reports that Srouji is on the list as Nvidia’s board prepares to remove its co-founder, as MacRumors relays. It’s unclear whether Srouji has been approached or has expressed any interest in leaving Apple.
Why Nvidia is looking
The search follows weeks of turmoil around Huang. Bloomberg reports that Nvidia has hired an outside firm to identify potential replacements, and that the succession talks come after reports of multiple extramarital affairs involving him. One of those allegedly involved a woman reportedly suspected of spying for China. We’ve followed the story as it developed, from the board investigation to reports that directors were preparing to oust Huang.
If Huang is removed, some directors reportedly favour making chief financial officer Colette Kress the interim CEO. That would give the board time to run a proper search, and an outside candidate like Srouji would be a permanent appointment rather than a stopgap. Nothing in the reports suggests a decision has been made.
Who Srouji is
Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of the A4 chip, after senior processor development and design roles at Intel and IBM. He helped lead the Mac’s move to Apple silicon, and his hardware technologies organisation also covers cellular modems, cameras, displays, sensors, and batteries. That spread of responsibilities, from custom silicon to the components around it, is the kind of hardware depth a chipmaker would look for in a chief executive.
His remit at Apple has grown considerably this year. In April, Apple promoted him from senior vice president of hardware technologies to chief hardware officer, alongside the announcement that John Ternus would succeed Tim Cook as CEO. Srouji took over the hardware engineering organisation Ternus previously led, while keeping oversight of Apple’s custom chips and other hardware technologies. We covered that handover in our report on Ternus taking over as Apple CEO.
A history of exit rumours
The promotion came after a period of uncertainty about his future. In December 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Srouji had told Cook he was seriously considering leaving for another company. Cook was reportedly trying to keep him with more pay and broader responsibilities, and Srouji later told employees he didn’t plan to leave “anytime soon.”
It wouldn’t be the first time his name has come up for a top job elsewhere. Srouji was reportedly considered for Intel’s CEO role in 2019, though it went to Bob Swan. For Apple, losing the executive who runs its chip and hardware engineering teams just as a new CEO settles in would be a significant disruption, but only if Nvidia actually pursues him and he’s willing to listen.
For now, this is a single-source report about a shortlist, not an offer. Nvidia’s board hasn’t publicly said what it plans for Huang or who might follow him, so the names under discussion could change quickly.
Has Johny Srouji been offered the Nvidia CEO job?
No. Semafor’s report says only that he’s under consideration, and it’s unclear whether Nvidia has approached him or whether he’s interested in leaving Apple.
Who might run Nvidia if Jensen Huang is removed?
Bloomberg reports that some directors favour CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO, while an outside firm searches for permanent candidates. Srouji is one name reported as under consideration for the top job.
What is Johny Srouji’s role at Apple?
He’s chief hardware officer, a title he received in April. He leads hardware engineering and also oversees Apple’s custom chips and hardware technologies, including modems, cameras, displays, sensors, and batteries.
