{
  "id": 19725867,
  "title": "Colette Kress Has Been Named Interim Chief of Nvidia. But There’s Another Executive Favored to Replace Jensen Huang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/colette-kress-has-been-named-interim-chief-of-nvidia-but-theres",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T23:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/12/colette-kress-has-been-named-interim-chief-of-nvidia-but-there-s-another-executive-favored-to-replace-jensen-huang/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jensen Huang has officially stepped down as CEO of Nvidia, leaving the question of who will succeed the influential figure in artificial intelligence. CFO Colette Kress has been appointed as interim CEO, a logical choice given her 13-year tenure at the company. However, Kalshi has assigned a 42% chance that Nvidia executive Ian Buck could become the next CEO, ahead of Kress at 13%. Buck, with nearly 14 years as a VP and general manager and over 22 years at Nvidia, is credited with developing CUDA, the key programming model for Nvidia GPUs and a major moat for the company. While Buck could reassure investors of Nvidia's product innovation, his ability to manage commercial relationships and geopolitical challenges remains uncertain, particularly regarding the company's sales to China. Other candidates include former Nvidia executive Rene Haas and Apple's Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji.",
  "summary": "Kress is the logical pick for now, as the company's longtime CFO. But other executives, both inside and outside the company, are being discussed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Colette Kress Has Been Named Interim Chief of Nvidia. But There’s Another Executive Favored to Replace Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/colette-kress-has-been-named-interim-chief-of-nvidia-but-theres-19727841",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:20:02.000Z"
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  "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."
}