NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition
- Jensen Huang Resigns
- Colette Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Appointed Interim CEO
- Harvey C. Jones Appointed First-Ever Chair of the Board
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Board of Directors announced today that Jensen Huang has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.
Colette Kress, current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NVIDIA, has agreed to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Kress will continue to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer while serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer until a permanent successor has been named. The Board is initiating a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and will consider internal and external candidates.
Kress has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NVIDIA since joining the company in September 2013. During her tenure, she has led the company’s finance organization and has played a key role in NVIDIA’s growth and evolution. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Kress spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at leading technology companies, including Cisco and Microsoft.
The Board of Directors appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever Chair of the Board. Mr. Jones has been an entrepreneur, technology executive, and active venture investor for over 30 years, including serving as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
“Colette has helped lead NVIDIA through a period of extraordinary growth and has a deep understanding of our business, customers, operations and financial position,” said Harvey Jones, Chair of the NVIDIA Board of Directors. “She is supported by an experienced leadership team that has been instrumental in executing NVIDIA’s strategy and advancing its technology roadmap. The Board has full confidence in Colette and the leadership team, and we expect the company’s operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption.”
“NVIDIA’s strength has always come from its people, and together with our leadership team, I am committed to building on the extraordinary foundation Jensen created over the last 33 years,” said Colette Kress, Interim CEO and CFO, NVIDIA. “We will continue advancing the work that has made NVIDIA a leader in accelerated computing and AI, and execute on the opportunities ahead. Our focus remains on serving our customers, partners, developers and shareholders.”
Jensen’s contributions to NVIDIA are profound. NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world. The Board and the company thank Jensen for his immeasurable contributions to the company and the industry.
NVIDIA will report its third-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results on Tuesday, November 17, at approximately 1:20 p.m. PT, as previously scheduled, followed by its earnings call at 2 p.m. PT.
輝達董事會12日宣布,黃仁勳(Jensen Huang)已辭去公司總裁、執行長及董事會成員職務,即刻生效。執行副總裁暨財務長柯蕾絲(Colette Kress)獲任命為代理執行長,瓊斯(Harvey C. Jones)獲任命為公司首任董事會主席
輝達現任執行副總裁暨財務長柯蕾絲(Colette Kress)已同意擔任代理執行長。在正式繼任者獲任命之前,柯蕾絲將在擔任代理執行長期間,繼續兼任執行副總裁及財務長職務。董事會正啟動尋找正式執行長的程序,並將考慮公司內部及外部候選人。
柯蕾絲自2013年9月加入輝達以來,一直擔任執行副總裁暨財務長。在任職期間,她領導公司的財務部門,並在輝達的成長與轉型過程中扮演重要角色。加入輝達之前,柯蕾絲曾在思科(Cisco)及微軟(Microsoft)等頂尖科技公司擔任財務相關職務,累積近25年的經驗。
董事會任命瓊斯(Harvey C. Jones)為輝達首任董事會主席。瓊斯擁有超過30年的創業、科技企業管理及積極參與創投的經驗,包括曾擔任新思科技(Synopsys)的執行長及執行董事長。
輝達董事會主席瓊斯表示:「柯蕾絲協助領導輝達度過一段非凡的成長時期,並且對我們的業務、客戶、營運及財務狀況有深入了解。她獲得一支經驗豐富的領導團隊支持,這支團隊在執行輝達策略及推進技術發展藍圖方面,一直扮演重要角色。董事會對柯蕾絲及領導團隊充滿信心,我們預期公司的營運、對客戶的承諾,以及產品發展藍圖,都將持續推進,不會受到任何干擾。」
輝達代理執行長暨財務長柯蕾絲表示:「輝達的實力始終來自我們的員工。我將與領導團隊攜手合作,致力於在黃仁勳過去33年所建立的非凡基礎上持續發展。我們將繼續推進讓輝達成為加速運算與人工智慧領導者的各項工作,並把握未來的發展機會。我們的重點仍然是服務客戶、合作夥伴、開發者及股東。」
黃仁勳對輝達的貢獻極為深遠。輝達是全球最具影響力的科技公司之一。董事會及公司感謝黃仁勳對輝達及整個產業所做出的無可估量貢獻。
輝達將按照先前公布的時程,於11月17日(星期二)太平洋時間下午1時20分左右公布2027會計年度第3季財務業績,隨後於下午2時舉行財報電話會議。










