Nvidia has named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO after Jensen Huang resigned as CEO and a board member, according to an internal memo published by IT Home on November 12, 2026. IT Home says Reuters obtained a copy of the memo.
In the message to employees, Harvey Jones said the board would consider both internal and external candidates for a permanent successor. Jones said he would become Nvidia’s first chair of the board.
Jones described Kress, who has served as CFO for more than 13 years, as a key figure in Nvidia’s growth and capital strategy. He also credited Huang’s contributions to the company. Those assessments and Jones’s confidence in Nvidia’s continued growth are statements from the memo, not independently established outcomes.