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After Huang Renxun resigned as CEO of Huida, the Internet and employees started a petition in support of his return. Musk also publicly expressed his support, but Huida’s board of directors is still looking for a successor.
Jen-Hsun Huang After Huida resigned as CEO, a petition supporting his return surfaced on the internet. People in the Bay Area also forwarded it on social media and asked shareholders to sign, hoping that he would come back and continue to lead the company. Tesla andspacex ceomusk (Elon Musk) also said publicly on social platforms
When Musk responded to netizens, he wrote: “Currently someone is starting a petition to reinstate Jensen, and I also want to sign it.” Reuters reports confirmed that he publicly expressed his willingness to participate, but it was not clear which petition he was referring to, nor whether it was related to solidarity actions within Huida employees.
The “Stand with Jensen” website currently circulating on the Internet claims to be an independent advocacy initiative run by current and former HUDA employees and shareholders. It expresses gratitude to Huang Jensen and calls on the board of directors to provide a transparent explanation of the CEO handover process. The website states that this activity is not authorized or endorsed by Huida or Huang Renxun.
In the public list of co-signers on the website, Musk’s name is listed first, with his title as CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and identifying him as a shareholder, and the date is November 13. However, the website states that the organizations and professional titles filled by the co-signers are self-declared and have not been verified. Therefore, the order of the list cannot be considered the order of signing. It is also impossible to confirm whether the login was submitted by Musk himself, based on website information alone.
This wave of solidarity is also spreading among Taiwanese communities in the Bay Area. A netizen posted on Facebook that she was “horrified” by the recent news that she had the opportunity to come to California, US to join Huida. She wrote that as a Taiwanese living in Silicon Valley, she has witnessed Huang’s impact on the world. He hoped that he could return to Huida and continue to lead. He also attached a co-signer website, asking friends who are also shareholders to sign.
There are also voices within Huida that hope Huang Renxun will return. Technology media WIRED reviewed internal communications and found that before Huang Renxun left the company, a senior engineer had asked the board of directors to consider employee opinions through an internal suggestion forum before taking action. The post has since accumulated more than 1,600 comments, with some employees calling on the board of directors to try to bring Huang back, while others believe he should be given a second chance. These are separate channels of internal discussion and external website co-signing support.
Huida currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Colette Cress as Chief Financial Officer. The board of directors said it is selecting a talent search firm to be responsible for CEO selection and has not yet formally contacted potential candidates. Huida did not comment to Reuters regarding employee support and Musk’s post.
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Because many shareholders, employees and supporters believe that Huang Renxun has made significant contributions to Huida’s development, they hope that the board of directors will reconsider the handover arrangement and allow him to return to the position of CEO and continue leading the company.
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Musk said on Twitter that if someone started a petition to reinstate Jensen, he would sign it, too. Reuters confirmed that he had made a public statement, but it was not clear which signature he was referring to.
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Huida currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer of Keris. The board of directors said it is selecting a talent search company to be responsible for the selection. It has not yet formally contacted potential candidates and has not commented on outside endorsements.
