NVIDIA announces CEO transition: Jensen Huang resigns, CFO Kress named interim CEO
harris_edouard · x · 2026-11-12
A screenshot of an NVIDIA board announcement (dated November 12, 2026) is going viral on X:
- Jensen Huang resigns as President, CEO, and board member, effective immediately
- EVP & CFO Colette Kress is appointed interim CEO
- Harvey C. Jones is named the board's first-ever Chair
The poster quips that appointing the CFO as interim CEO signals "we had no transition plan." The claim has circulated via ZeroHedge and others; treat as unverified until confirmed by NVIDIA.
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