Jensen Huang resigns as NVIDIA\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO after Jensen Huang resigns, effective immediately.<\/p>\n
Nvidia\u2019s official release, \u201cNVIDIA Announces CEO Transition,\u201d formally confirms Jensen Huang\u2019s immediate resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Board of Directors after 33 years at the helm, while establishing an interim governance structure designed to reassure investors and customers ahead of upcoming quarterly results.<\/p>\n
Core Structural Announcements.<\/p>\n
* Immediate Resignation: Jensen Huang stepped down from all executive and board roles effective immediately, concluding his tenure leading the company he co-founded in 1993.<\/p>\n
* Interim Leadership: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has been appointed Interim CEO while continuing to serve as CFO. She has been a central architect of Nvidia\u2019s financial and operational scaling since joining in September 2013.<\/p>\n
* Board Restructuring & Search: Longtime director and former Synopsys CEO Harvey C. Jones has been named Nvidia\u2019s first-ever Chair of the Board. The board has initiated a formal search process\u2014evaluating both internal executives and external candidates\u2014to identify a permanent successor.<\/p>\n