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Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and finance chief Colette Kress is interim CEO, Sharecafe reports. For a company whose chips sit at the centre of the AI boom, this is a consequential change at the top, not just a mark
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia chief executive and hired the law firm Paul Weiss, The Information reports, citing The New York Times. The report says the resignation came four days after Nvidia’s board announced an investigation involv
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has left Nvidia as chief executive, and the board is searching for a permanent successor, Axios reports. Chief financial officer Colette Kress has taken the interim role. Why it matters Axios says Huang is expected to testify b
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and CFO Colette Kress will take over on an interim basis while the board searches for a permanent successor, AP and Reuters report. Nvidia has also named Harvey C. Jones its first-ever
Open discussion →Donald Trump has publicly backed former Apple chief executive Tim Cook to lead Nvidia, after Jensen Huang resigned as the chipmaker’s chief executive. It is a presidential suggestion, not an appointment: Nvidia’s board has appointed chief f
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and prominent technology and crypto figures are already arguing over what his departure means for the company and open-weight AI. Nvidia has named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO, putting
Open discussion →Colette Kress, Nvidia’s chief financial officer, is taking over for now after Jensen Huang’s departure, the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman writes. Kress has been at Nvidia for 13 years and is a familiar face to investors, but she is not an engineer, Kl
Open discussion →AFP reports that Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive and given up his board seat. The report says the company did not give a reason for his departure. Why it matters That is a sharper turn than succession planning: Nvidia
Open discussion →The cost of insuring Nvidia’s debt against default rose close to a recent high as the board considered appointing a temporary chief while searching for a permanent successor, according to Bloomberg, in a report carried by ETMarkets. Why it
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board has begun a search for a permanent chief executive, considering both internal and external candidates, according to an internal message reported by The Verge. CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO. Why it matters In her
Open discussion →Nvidia shares fell 7.6% on 12 November as investors weighed Jensen Huang’s departure, Reuters reports via The Straits Times. CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO. Why it matters The losses spread across AI-linked stocks: Nebius fell
Open discussion →Nvidia has appointed longtime director Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever board chair, adding a governance change to the company’s leadership upheaval. Invezz reports that Jones has served on Nvidia’s board since 1993 and previously led chip
Open discussion →Nvidia shares fell more than 12% in early trading after Jensen Huang’s departure, according to a Reuters report carried by Tucson.com. The article said the move put about $500bn of market value at risk. Why it matters That is a sharp market
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia chief executive, and finance chief Colette Kress will lead the company on an interim basis. For a business central to the AI boom, the handover puts succession and continuity in the spotlight at once. Why
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, with chief financial officer Colette Kress named interim CEO, The Information reports. The change puts leadership of a company central to the AI chip supply chain into transition. Why i
Open discussion →Jensen Huang’s departure raises questions about Nvidia’s future memory-chip purchases, but Samsung and SK hynix have substantial long-term commitments and demand from other AI-chip makers to cushion the uncertainty. The Korean chipmakers’ e
Open discussion →Nvidia’s shares plunged at Thursday’s open, taking the chipmaker’s market value below $4 trillion for the first time since 2025, Bloomberg reports. The move gives investors an immediate measure of the market reaction to Jensen Huang’s resig
Open discussion →Nvidia CFO Colette Kress will take over as interim chief executive while keeping her finance role, and Harvey Jones will become the board’s first chair, Invezz reports from the company’s 8-K filing. Why it matters The board plans to seek a
Open discussion →Colette Kress, Nvidia’s interim chief executive, joined the company in 2013 after working at Cisco and Microsoft, according to a New York Times profile. The report also says she criticised US export controls on China while serving as Nvidia
Open discussion →Nvidia has appointed Harvey C. Jones as its first-ever board chair, according to The Verge. Jones is a former Synopsys chief executive. Why it matters The appointment adds a governance change to a leadership transition already drawing atten
Open discussion →Colette Kress is taking over as Nvidia’s interim chief executive after serving as its finance chief since 2013. WIRED’s profile adds a useful detail to the leadership change: industry analyst Patrick Moorhead says Kress knows the company’s
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and chief financial officer Colette Kress will take over on an interim basis, the Irish Examiner reports. The departure of the co-founder who has led Nvidia through the AI-chip boom put
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive and board member, and CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO, according to Gulf News and WIRED. The change ends Huang’s 33-year leadership of the AI chipmaker he co-founded. Why it
Open discussion →Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and the company has appointed chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim CEO. The change puts the leadership of a company central to AI computing in the spotlight, with its next s
Open discussion →Nvidia has named Harvey Jones, a former Synopsys chief executive, as its first board chair, NBC News reports. The appointment adds a governance change to the company’s leadership transition, with CFO Colette Kress serving as interim CEO whi
Open discussion →Apple hardware chief Johny Srouji is reportedly among the people being considered for Nvidia’s top job if the board moves to replace Jensen Huang. It is a significant possibility, not a confirmed succession plan. Why it matters MacRumors, c
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board met on Wednesday to discuss whether to remove Jensen Huang as chief executive, CNBC reports, citing its own confirmation of the meeting. That is a step beyond the earlier report that directors were preparing to meet, but it i
Open discussion →The Wall Street Journal reports that Nvidia’s board was preparing to meet to decide Jensen Huang’s future as chief executive, citing people familiar with the matter. The report does not say a departure has been decided. Why it matters The s
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board met on Wednesday to discuss whether to remove Jensen Huang as chief executive, CNBC reports, adding a concrete step to the succession uncertainty around the company’s leader. Why it matters The board’s decision, if any, has n
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board is weighing whether to appoint an interim chief while it searches for a permanent successor to Jensen Huang, Reuters reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. Directors were meeting on Wednesday to discuss Huang’s fu
Open discussion →Nvidia shares fell more than 8% in extended trading after a report that the board was preparing to consider Jensen Huang’s future, Yahoo Finance UK reports, citing the Wall Street Journal. US stock futures also weakened, with Nasdaq 100 fut
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board is reportedly working with an outside firm to identify possible successors to chief executive Jensen Huang, according to the Hindustan Times, citing Bloomberg and an unnamed source. The board is also said to be considering an
Open discussion →Nvidia’s board has been working with an outside firm to identify possible replacements for chief executive Jensen Huang, Bloomberg reports, citing a person familiar with the matter. Directors were also discussing whether to appoint an inter
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