NVIDIA names CFO Colette Kress interim CEO as Jensen Huang resigns

NVIDIA’s Board of Directors announced on 12 November 2026 that co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, effective immediately, ending a 33-year tenure leading the company he co-founded in 1993. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has assumed the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer while retaining her EVP and CFO responsibilities until a permanent successor is appointed.

Governance split, CEO search and fiscal calendar

To oversee the transition, NVIDIA’s board initiated a formal succession search covering both internal and external candidates and appointed longtime director Harvey C. Jones as the first Chair of the Board in NVIDIA’s corporate history. Jones brings more than 30 years of semiconductor executive and venture investment experience, having previously served as CEO and Executive Chairman of electronic design automation supplier Synopsys.

Kress joined NVIDIA in September 2013 after nearly 25 years in senior finance roles across technology firms including Microsoft and Cisco, overseeing capital allocation through NVIDIA’s data-centre and AI infrastructure expansion, including recent launches such as GR00T 2 and Alpamayo 2 Edge. Jones stated that customer commitments, operations and the product roadmap will continue without interruption. NVIDIA kept its third-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results and earnings call on their existing schedule for 17 November 2026. NVIDIA’s announcement did not disclose a reason for Huang’s immediate departure or a target timeline for naming a permanent chief executive.