Who is Nvidia’s new interim CEO?

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 ended following revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a woman suspected of spying for China. Her appointment comes as Nvidia shares plunged as much as 13 per cent as markets opened, with investors questioning whether the chipmaker can maintain its dominance without its talismanic founder. Colette Kress enters interim role The veteran executive has served as Nvidia’s chief financial officer for 13 years, overseeing its transformation from a gaming chipmaker into the company powering the global AI boom. Before Nvidia, she held senior finance roles at Microsoft, Cisco and Texas Instruments, building more than three dec