Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia president, CEO and director; CFO Colette Kress becomes interim CEO
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Nvidia announced on November 11 that Jensen Huang has resigned from all his roles as president, chief executive officer and board member, effective immediately, and that the company filed an 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission the same day. Colette Kress, 59, executive vice president and CFO, becomes interim CEO while continuing as CFO until a permanent choice is made; she has led Nvidia's finance for 13 years. Harvey C. Jones, 73, a director since 1993, becomes the first chairman in Nvidia's history. The search for a permanent CEO has begun and will consider both internal and external candidates. Jensen Huang founded Nvidia in 1993 and led it for 33 years; Nvidia will report earnings on November 17, its first results since his departure.
The article lays out the interim CEO choice and the transition arrangement for the first chairman, and notes that the November 17 earnings report will be a major test for the new management.