GoKawiilNvidia board names CFO Colette Kress interim CEO after Jensen Huang resigns
According to an internal email from Board Chair Harvey Jones, Jensen Huang has stepped down as CEO and board member, and the board has appointed CFO Colette Kress as interim chief executive. Jones said the board will search for a permanent successor, considering both internal and external candidates, while he takes on a newly created role as the first Board Chair.
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The abrupt departure of a founder-CEO who built Nvidia into a dominant AI chipmaker could unsettle investors and partners during what the email itself calls a difficult period ahead. Naming a long-tenured CFO as interim leader suggests the board wants continuity in financial and operational strategy while it weighs longer-term leadership options.
- Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia's CEO and board member
- CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO during a search for a permanent replacement
- Harvey Jones becomes Nvidia's first-ever Board Chair
Source: theverge.com — Terrence O'Brien, 2026-11-12
Published there as: “Read Nvidia’s internal emails about the ‘extraordinarily difficult period’ ahead”
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