# Rene Haas, CEO of UK-based chip design giant Arm, may be taking on a massive second job.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · Times of India*

## Key points

- Arm CEO Rene Haas is being considered to lead SoftBank Group International alongside his current role.
- Haas would oversee SoftBank’s semiconductor, AI, and potentially robotics operations under Project Izanagi.
- Project Izanagi is SoftBank’s new AI chip initiative aimed at competing with Nvidia.
- Arm has produced its first-ever data centre CPU, shifting from its traditional licensing-only model.

**Companies:** SoftBank Group, Arm
**Countries:** UK, Japan, USA

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