Who is Colette Kress? Nvidia's (NVDA) interim CEO has been its CFO since 2013

Key points Colette Kress has been Nvidia's CFO since 2013 and is now its interim CEO Nvidia reported $14.3 million in fiscal 2026 pay for Kress Kress reported about 4.8 million Nvidia shares, including indirect holdings Colette Kress became interim chief executive of Nvidia (NVDA) after Jensen Huang resigned as CEO and left the board, the company announced on Nov. 12. She has been Nvidia's chief financial officer since 2013 and will keep that job while the board searches for a permanent CEO, according to the press release. Kress is 59. The board will consider internal and external candidates for the permanent role, and the release gives no timeline for the search. Where did Colette Kress work before Nvidia? Before Nvidia, Kress spent nearly 25 years in finance roles at technology companies, according to the release. The executive biography in Nvidia's most recent annual report lists eight years in finance positions at chipmaker Texas Instruments before she joined Microsoft.

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