The scandal involving the now-former Nvidia CEO, , escalated on Wednesday after The New York Times revealed that the businessman allegedly maintained a second extramarital relationship with a woman named Kimberly Powell, in addition to the reported romance with Alice Huang, who was identified as an alleged Chinese spy.

But who is Kimberly Powell and what is known about the potential successor to Jensen Huang at Nvidia? Here is what we know.

Who is Kimberly Powell, the Nvidia executive linked to Jensen Huang?

According to her LinkedIn profile, 48-year-old Kimberly Powell is the vice president of healthcare at Nvidia and has been working at the company for over 18 years. Powell reported directly to 63-year-old Huang.

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According to sources cited by The New York Times, some Nvidia employees were aware of the alleged relationship between Huang and Powell.

Furthermore, they pointed out that both were reportedly filmed showing affection toward each other during a company developer conference held in March at a hotel in San Jose.

According to the outlet, Huang's security team allegedly offered a non-disclosure agreement to a bystander who recorded the scene. However, they indicated they did not gain access to the video.

Powell is also married. According to Newsweek, her husband is a 54-year-old medical technology professional and inventor.

So far, Huang has made no statements regarding this second alleged extramarital affair.

For his part, Newsweek reported that Powell allegedly canceled her participation in a panel at the Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit in Washington, D.C., after news of her alleged relationship with Huang came to light.

What did Donald Trump say about the possible successor to Jensen Huang at Nvidia?

On Thursday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Tim Cook, former CEO of Apple, should replace Jensen Huang at the helm of Nvidia.

"Now that Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man who can take his place: TIM COOK, of Apple. One legend replaces another legend!" he wrote on Truth Social.

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