NVIDIA announced a leadership change on November 12, saying Jensen Huang resigned as the company's president, chief executive officer and a member of its board, effective immediately. The company named Colette Kress, its executive vice president and chief financial officer, interim CEO; Kress will continue as CFO until a permanent successor is named.
The board starts a permanent CEO search
NVIDIA also appointed Harvey C. Jones as the board's first chair. The board said it is beginning a search for a permanent CEO and will consider both internal and external candidates. The announcement did not state a reason for Huang's resignation or provide a timetable for the search.
Operations remain under the existing leadership team
The board said it expects NVIDIA's operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption and expressed confidence in Kress and the leadership team. That is the company's expectation at the time of the announcement, not an independently verified assessment of how the transition will affect execution.
The SEC filing repeats the board and executive changes. It records the resignation as effective immediately and Kress's interim appointment while she retains the CFO role. The filing and newsroom announcement do not describe a change to NVIDIA's product plans or customer commitments.
Newsroom analysis
The leadership change shifts both board and executive responsibilities at a high-profile AI and semiconductor company. The immediate questions are how quickly NVIDIA names a permanent CEO and whether the board's stated continuity carries through to customer commitments and product delivery. The company has not announced a successor, search timetable or reason for Huang's resignation, so those details remain open.