- Nvidia named long-serving CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO following the immediate resignation of founder Jensen Huang after 33 years.
- Huang's departure comes amid a widening scandal involving alleged undisclosed relationships, including one with an executive at a Singaporean firm accused of spying for China.
- “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 company said in a press release.
- Prior to joining the company in 2013, she spent 13 years at Microsoft, including four years as chief financial officer of the Server and Tools division, and held senior roles in corporate planning and finance. Before that, she served in various finance roles at Texas Instruments.
- Kress holds a B.Sc. degree in finance from University of Arizona and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
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