NVDA · 8-K · 20261112PR000082

Leadership Transition

NVIDIA CORP · 2026-11-12 · Importance 47 · Surprise 60

On November 12, 2026, Jensen Huang resigned as NVIDIA’s President, CEO, and a member of the Board, effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress was appointed Interim CEO while retaining her CFO role, and the Board began a search for a permanent successor, considering internal and external candidates. Harvey C. Jones was appointed the Board’s first-ever Chair; the company said operations, customer commitments, and the product roadmap would continue without interruption.

Key facts

• Colette Kress was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of NVIDIA. source
• NVIDIA’s Board is initiating a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and will consider internal and external candidates. source
• Colette Kress will continue as NVIDIA Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer while serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer, until a permanent successor is named. source
• Jensen Huang resigned as NVIDIA President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective November 12, 2026. source
• NVIDIA’s Board appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever Chair of the Board. source
• NVIDIA expects its operations, customer commitments, and product roadmap to continue without interruption during the leadership transition. source
• Colette Kress said she is committed, with NVIDIA’s leadership team, to building on the foundation Jensen Huang created over the last 33 years. source
• Colette Kress has served as NVIDIA Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining the company in September 2013. source