NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns, Colette Kress Named Interim CEO
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced Thursday that longtime CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
According to Bloomberg, NVIDIA has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO. Kress has served as the company’s CFO since 2013.
Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and helped transform the company into a global leader in artificial intelligence and advanced computing.
NVIDIA’s board has begun searching for a permanent replacement, marking a major leadership change for one of the world’s most influential technology companies.
