SANTA CLARA (dpa-AFX) - NVIDIA (NVDA) Board announced 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 CFO, has agreed to serve as Interim CEO. The Board is initiating a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and will consider internal and external candidates.
The Board appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever Chair of the Board. Jones has been an entrepreneur, technology executive, and active venture investor, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
Jensen Huang founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has served since its inception as president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board. Huang has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and in 2026 was appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
NVIDIA will report its third-quarter financial results on November 17.
In pre-market trading on NasdaqGS, NVIDIA shares are down 10.49 percent to $155.51.
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