Who is Colette Kress? Nvidia's finance chief steps in as interim CEO after Huang exit
Colette Kress joined Nvidia in 2013 after nearly 25 years in finance roles at Cisco, Microsoft and other tech companies.
TL;DR
- Colette Kress, Nvidia's CFO, is now the interim CEO after Jensen Huang's resignation.
- Huang resigned following reports of multiple extramarital affairs.
- Kress has been with Nvidia since 2013 and previously held finance roles at Cisco, Microsoft, and Texas Instruments.
- Analysts view Kress as a key strategic figure within Nvidia, often involved in major decisions alongside Huang.
- Nvidia's stock dropped 14% on the day of the announcement.
- The company is scheduled to report quarterly results soon.
- Some analysts believe the permanent CEO replacement will be an external candidate.