Summary
NVIDIA says Jensen Huang has resigned as president, CEO and a member of its board, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor.
NVIDIA announced on November 12, 2026, that Jensen Huang had resigned as the company’s president, chief executive officer and a member of its board, effective immediately. The board appointed Colette Kress, NVIDIA’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor.
Kress will hold both roles during the search
Kress will continue as CFO while serving as interim CEO, NVIDIA said. The board is considering both internal and external candidates for the permanent position; it has not named a successor.
Kress has been NVIDIA’s CFO since joining the company in September 2013. Before that, she spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft, according to the announcement.
The board also appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first chair. Jones has spent more than 30 years as an entrepreneur, technology executive and venture investor, and previously served as CEO and executive chairman of Synopsys, NVIDIA said.
Company says roadmap and operations will continue
Jones said the board has confidence in Kress and NVIDIA’s leadership team. He said the company expects its operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption. Those statements describe the board’s expectation as the leadership transition begins.
Kress said the company would continue work in accelerated computing and AI and focus on serving customers, partners and developers. NVIDIA credited Huang with helping build the company over 33 years and thanked him for his contributions.
The change puts the company’s finance chief in temporary charge of its overall leadership while leaving the permanent appointment to a board search. Kress’s tenure as interim CEO will end when a permanent successor is named.