{
  "id": 19666195,
  "title": "Who is Nvidia’s new interim CEO?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/who-is-nvidias-new-interim-ceo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/who-is-nvidias-new-interim-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia has appointed finance chief Colette Kress as interim CEO following the resignation of founder and CEO Jensen Huang. Kress, who has been with the company since 2013, is set to lead the $4 trillion chip giant, taking over from Huang after he stepped down amid allegations of two extramarital affairs, one of which involved a woman suspected of spying for China. Her appointment comes as Nvidia's shares plummeted by up to 13 percent, raising concerns about the company's ability to maintain its dominance without Huang. Kress, who has overseen Nvidia's transformation from a gaming chipmaker to a leading player in the AI boom, has held senior finance roles at Microsoft, Cisco, and Texas Instruments. She currently holds over $700 million in Nvidia shares and received $14.3 million in compensation last year. Ben Barringer, head of tech research at Quilter Cheviot, stated that Kress's internal appointment is a natural choice and will provide her with an opportunity to prove her leadership abilities.",
  "summary": "Nvidia has appointed long-serving finance chief Colette Kress as interim chief executive following Jensen Huang’s dramatic resignation, handing the reins of the $4 trillion chip giant to a woman who has spent more than a decade behind the scenes of the AI boom. Kress, who joined Nvidia in 2013, takes over after Huang’s 33-year reign [...]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}