Nvidia Names CFO Colette Kress Interim CEO After Jensen Huang Resigns
Photo: NBC NewsNvidia named Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress, 59, interim CEO on Thursday after co-founder Jensen Huang, who led the company for 33 years, abruptly resigned. Reports tied his departure to extramarital relationships with an alleged Chinese spy and with one of his own reports. Nvidia said Kress will keep her CFO and executive vice president roles while the company searches for a permanent chief executive. She joined in September 2013 after finance jobs at Cisco and Microsoft, where she spent four years as CFO of the Server and Tools division. In emails to employees Thursday, Kress called this an extraordinarily difficult period and thanked staff for their resilience. Board chair Harvey Jones wrote that the board has full confidence in her. Nvidia will hold a company meeting on November 18 at 9am PST.
Left-leaning NBC News frames Kress as a leader taking over in one of the company's most turbulent moments. It stresses her 13 years helping turn Nvidia from a graphics-chip maker into an AI powerhouse, and it quotes her press release, her staff email and a colleague from Cisco. It names both relationships behind Huang's exit. Right-leaning New York Post leads with the affair with an alleged Chinese spy as the reason for the resignation, and it does not mention the second relationship in its opening. It adds her age, Nvidia's statement on her dual role, and color such as her sons' gaming prompting her to join. It also recounts the earlier CFO turnover and analyst comments to Reuters. Both sides agree on the core facts. The difference is emphasis: career and crisis versus scandal and biography. Alternative-leaning CNBC differs by publishing the Kress and Jones emails, obtained from a source.
How the sides differ Left sources profile Kress's career and the company's turbulence; right sources lead with the affair and personal details; alternative sources show internal employee emails.
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NBC News profiles Kress's 13 years at Nvidia and the company's AI rise, quoting her press release and staff email and noting both relationships behind Huang's exit.
CNBC reports on internal emails from Kress and board chair Harvey Jones, obtained from a source, including the November 18 company meeting. The Hill offers a brief profile of Kress.
New York Post leads with Huang resigning over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, then covers Kress's age, dual roles, career path, personal background and the earlier CFO turnover.