NVIDIA said Jensen Huang has resigned as president, CEO and a member of its board, effective immediately. The company’s board has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor, considering both internal and external candidates.
Kress will retain her CFO role during the transition. She joined NVIDIA in September 2013 and has led its finance organization through years of growth. Before that, she spent nearly 25 years in finance positions at technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft.
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The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first chair. Jones has more than three decades of experience as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor. He previously served as CEO and executive chairman of Synopsys.
Jones said the board has confidence in Kress and NVIDIA’s leadership team, and expects operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap to proceed without disruption. Kress said she would build on the foundation Huang established over 33 years and keep the company focused on accelerated computing, artificial intelligence and serving customers, partners, developers and shareholders.
The board thanked Huang for his contributions to NVIDIA and the technology industry, describing the company as one of the world’s most consequential technology firms.
NVIDIA’s third-quarter fiscal 2027 results remain scheduled for Nov. 17 at about 1:20 p.m. Pacific time. The company’s earnings call is set for 2 p.m. Pacific time.
