Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid scandals; CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO

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1. Hacker Newslldb3 days ago
   NVIDIA Announces CEO TransitionHN
2. Hacker Newslldb3 days ago
   Jensen Huang resignsHN

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3. Techmeme3 days ago
   Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, president, and board member; CFO Colette Kress will be interim CEO, as the board considers candidates; NVDA drops 10%+ (Nvidia Newsroom)

   Nvidia Newsroom : Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, president, and board member; CFO Colette Kress will be interim CEO, as the board considers candidates; NVDA drops 10%+ — - Colette Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Appointed Interim CEO — Harvey C. Jones Appointed First-Ever Chair of the Board

   
4. The Verge AIHayden Field3 days ago
   Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid spy, affair scandals

   Jensen Huang at GTC Berlin last month. | Photo: Soeren Stache / picture alliance via Getty Images Nvidia's board has separated from Jensen Huang, its longtime co-founder, president, and CEO, after reports of two extramarital affairs - one with an alleged Chinese spy and one with an Nvidia executive who reported to Huang. A press release published Thursday following a late Wednesday night board meeting announced Huang's resignation as CEO, president, and board member, effective immediately, with current CFO Colette Kress appointed interim CEO. Nvidia is also changing its corporate structure in Huang's absence, appointing former Synopsys CEO Harvey C. Jones as the first board chair in its history. The statement does not include a quote fr … Read the full story at The Verge.

   
5. The Verge AITerrence O’Brien3 days ago
   Read Nvidia’s internal emails about the ‘extraordinarily difficult period’ ahead

   Jensen Huang resigned as CEO of Nvidia this morning, a company he co-founded in 1993. The decision came following the company's board opening an investigation into multiple extramarital affairs Huang had with a direct report and an alleged Chinese spy. The new, and first, Chair of the Board, Harvey Jones, shared news of Huang's resignation with the company in an email, which also announced CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO. You can read the full text of the board's internal memo and Kress's first message to employees as interim CEO below. Subject: Statement from NVIDIA Board Chair Dear NVIDIA Employees, I am writing to share an impo … Read the full story at The Verge.

   
6. TechCrunch AISarah Perez3 days ago
   Hugging Face CEO vows to keep fighting for open-source AI after Jensen Huang’s exit

   Hugging Face's CEO pledged to keep fighting for open-source AI after Huang's exit, raising questions about Nvidia's $12.9B acquisition.

7. TechCrunch AIRebecca Bellan3 days ago
   Jensen Huang’s exit puts Nvidia’s support for open source in question

   Jensen Huang’s resignation raises questions about Nvidia’s commitment to open-source AI, including its Hugging Face acquisition, open-weight models, and advocacy against restrictions, as the company navigates a leadership transition.

8. 量子位量子位2 days ago
   黄仁勋辞职，英伟达33年首换帅，市值蒸发超3万亿

   黄仁勋辞职，英伟达33年首换帅，市值蒸发超3万亿 henry 2026-11-13 17:02:39 来源： 量子位 一个时代结束了 henry 发自 凹非寺 量子位 | 公众号 QbitAI 刚刚，英伟达宣布黄仁勋已辞去公司总裁、首席执行官及董事职务，即刻生效。 现任执行副总裁兼 CFO Colette Kress 出任临时 CEO，并继续兼任原有职务，直至正式继任者获任命。 消息公布后，英伟达盘前股价直线跳水，一度跌至150.13美元，较前一交易日收盘下跌约13.58%。 开盘后，英伟达股价跌幅仍超10%。不过截止发稿前，跌幅逐渐收窄，探底回升，报跌-4.63%。 作为参照，2025年1月27日，DeepSeek引发市场对AI算力投入的重新评估，英伟达曾单日收跌约17%，市值蒸发约5930亿美元，创下当时美股单家公司单日市值损失纪录。 黄仁勋辞职 黄仁勋于1993年联合创办英伟达，至今已掌舵公司33年。 根据公告，董事会已启动正式CEO的遴选，将同时考虑内部和外部候选人。 与此同时，英伟达任命Harvey C. Jones为公司历史上首位董事会主席。他曾担任新思科技CEO和执行董事长。此前，英伟达采用独立首席董事（Lead Director）制度，未任命董事会主席。 临时接任的Kress已在英伟达工作超过13年。她于2013年9月加入公司，此后一直担任执行副总裁兼CFO，领导财务部门。英伟达在公告中表示，她在公司的增长与转型中发挥了关键作用。 加入英伟达前，Kress曾在思科担任业务技术与运营财务部门的高级副总裁兼CFO，负责财务战略、规划、报告及业务发展。 此前，她在微软工作了13年，其中四年担任服务器与工具部门CFO；更早之前，她曾在德州仪器担任多个财务职位。 英伟达新任董事会主席Harvey C. Jones表示，Kress对英伟达的业务、客户、运营和财务状况有深入了解，背后还有一支参与执行公司战略和推进技术路线的资深管理团队。 董事会预计，公司运营、客户承诺及产品路线图将继续推进，不受中断。 英伟达同时确认，将按原定安排于11月17日公布2027财年第三季度业绩，并召开财报电话会议。 参考链接 [1]https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-ceo-transition 版权所有，未经授权不得

   
9. Techmeme2 days ago
   Jensen Huang's departure exposes internal politics at Nvidia; source: Huang ran it as a "feudal system" with his daughter and son-in-law in powerful positions (Financial Times)

   Financial Times : Jensen Huang's departure exposes internal politics at Nvidia; source: Huang ran it as a “feudal system” with his daughter and son-in-law in powerful positions — After 33 years building Nvidia into the world's most valuable company, its founder's career disintegrated in less than two weeks

   
10. Techmeme2 days ago
    Sources: Nvidia's board has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas in its search for a potential successor to Jensen Huang; Haas worked at Nvidia more than a decade ago (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

    Michael Acton / Financial Times : Sources: Nvidia's board has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas in its search for a potential successor to Jensen Huang; Haas worked at Nvidia more than a decade ago — Head of SoftBank-owned UK semiconductor group sounded out after Jensen Huang resigned over affairs

    
11. Techmeme14 hours ago
    Jensen Huang's resignation is a setback for US open models, as his funding gave open-source developers time to find their footing and will very likely dry up (Nathan Lambert/Interconnects AI)

    Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI : Jensen Huang's resignation is a setback for US open models, as his funding gave open-source developers time to find their footing and will very likely dry up — A decapitation. It's time to rebuild. … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.