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TL;DR
Nvidia’s board named CFO Colette Kress interim CEO after Jensen Huang’s resignation and appointed longtime director Harvey C. Jones as its first board chair. The board says it is still selecting a search firm and has not formally engaged potential candidates, leaving the timing and choice of a permanent CEO open.
Nvidia’s board says it is still selecting a search firm for a permanent chief executive and has not formally engaged candidates, two days after founder Jensen Huang resigned. CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO, while longtime director Harvey C. Jones has become the company’s first board chair; the search could consider both internal and external candidates.
In a statement to CNBC on Friday, November 13, also reported by Reuters, Nvidia’s board said: “We are in the process of selecting a search firm for the Nvidia CEO role.” It added that it had not formally engaged potential candidates and that speculation about individual names was premature. The company has not announced a timetable for choosing a permanent successor.
Nvidia’s November 12 press release and regulatory filing set out the interim structure. Kress will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer while serving as interim CEO, until a permanent successor is named. The board said it would consider internal and external candidates. Jones, a director since 1993, was appointed chair. Nvidia described him as its first-ever board chair.
Several names have entered public discussion, but they do not carry the same status. The Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board approached Arm CEO Rene Haas, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters said it could not independently verify the report; the FT reported there was no guarantee Haas would receive or accept an offer. Arm declined to comment. Separately, President Donald Trump suggested Apple executive chairman Tim Cook in a Truth Social post. Nvidia’s board has not publicly endorsed that suggestion.
Nvidia CEO succession · Nov 11–18, 2026
From resignation to a search with no candidate on record
What Nvidia has confirmed, what is only reported or suggested, and the next dates.
Where the search stands (schematic)
- Resignation acceptedNov 11, per Nvidia’s 8-K
- Interim leadershipKress is interim CEO and stays CFO; Jones is the first Chair
- Search firmBeing selected, the board said on Nov 13
- CandidatesNone formally engaged, per the board; names so far are only reported or suggested
- Permanent CEONo timeline given
donein progress or reportedopen
Step by step, with the source for each
- Nov 11Nvidia, 8-K: the board accepts Huang’s resignation as President, CEO and director
- Nov 12Nvidia: Kress interim CEO and still CFO; Jones first-ever Chair; search for internal and external candidates
- Nov 12Suggested: Trump on Truth Social names Apple’s Tim Cook, as quoted by Fox Business and Reuters
- Nov 12Staff email: Kress announces a company meeting, as published by CNBC
- Nov 13Reported: the FT says the board approached Arm CEO Rene Haas, via Reuters. Arm: no comment
- Nov 13Board, to CNBC: “in the process of selecting a search firm”
- Nov 17Nvidia: third-quarter results at about 1:20 p.m. PT, call at 2 p.m. PT
- Nov 18Staff email: company meeting at 9 a.m. PT
Sources: Nvidia newsroom, “NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition” (Nov 12, 2026); Nvidia Form 8-K filed Nov 12, 2026 (SEC EDGAR); board statement to CNBC and Kress’s email to staff as published by CNBC (Nov 12 and 13, 2026); Financial Times report as published by Reuters (Nov 13, 2026); Trump’s Truth Social post as quoted by Fox Business and Reuters (Nov 12, 2026). The track is a schematic, not an official Nvidia process.
Animation: Powered by Thorsten Meyer AI
Leadership Shift at a Critical Moment
The chief executive decision matters because Nvidia’s leadership will shape how the company manages its operations, product plans and relationships with customers and business partners after Huang’s departure. Nvidia has said operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap will continue without interruption. That is the company’s assurance; the longer-term leadership approach remains undecided.
Huang’s departure also leaves the board to determine whether to seek a successor who resembles the founder’s hands-on leadership or to organize authority differently. Reuters reported that some analysts expect a move toward a more institutional leadership structure. That is analysis, not a decision announced by Nvidia. Kress’s dual role as interim CEO and CFO provides continuity for now, but the company has not said whether she is a candidate for the permanent job.
The process has a near-term audience beyond investors. Nvidia’s third-quarter results are scheduled for November 17, followed by a company meeting for employees on November 18. Customers, employees and partners may look to those events for signs of continuity and for information about who will lead the business over the longer term.
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Interim Appointments and Search Timeline
The board announced Kress’s interim appointment and Jones’s chairmanship on November 12, following Huang’s resignation. Nvidia’s filing says Kress, 59, has served as CFO since September 2013 and will keep that position during her interim tenure. Jones, 73, has served on the board since 1993 and has been managing partner of Square Wave Ventures since 2004.
In emails to employees reported by CNBC, Jones described Kress as “a key architect of NVIDIA’s growth and capital strategy.” Kress said employees would hear more from leadership in the coming days and confirmed a company meeting for November 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nvidia’s third-quarter results are scheduled for November 17 at about 1:20 p.m. Pacific, with an earnings call at 2 p.m., according to the company.
There is a discrepancy between an earlier report and the board’s latest account. TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg on November 11, reported that Nvidia was working with an outside firm to identify potential replacements. On November 13, the board said it was still selecting a search firm. The available reports do not explain whether those accounts refer to different stages of the process.
““Any speculation regarding individual candidates, whether internal or external, is premature.””
— Nvidia’s board, in a statement reported by CNBC and Reuters on November 13
Candidate Names Remain Unconfirmed
No permanent CEO candidate has been confirmed, and Nvidia has not published a deadline for completing the search. The board says it has not formally engaged potential candidates, while the Financial Times report about an approach to Haas has not been independently verified by Reuters. Arm declined to comment, and the board has not confirmed the reported approach.
It is also unclear whether Kress is being considered for the permanent position, how the board will evaluate internal and external candidates, or whether a search firm will take over work described in earlier media reporting. The sources available as of November 14 do not resolve the apparent difference between the earlier account of an outside firm and the board’s statement that it is still selecting one.
Earnings and Employee Meeting Ahead
Nvidia’s next scheduled public milestone is its third-quarter results on November 17, followed by the earnings call. The company meeting for employees is set for November 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific. Those events may provide updates on the interim leadership arrangement, but Nvidia has not said that it will announce a CEO candidate or a search timetable at either meeting.
The immediate next step identified by the board is selecting a search firm. Until Nvidia confirms that appointment or names a permanent successor, Kress remains interim CEO and the candidate reports should be treated as unconfirmed. The board has not given a date for when that status may change.
Key Questions
Who is running Nvidia now?
Colette Kress is interim CEO and will remain CFO until a permanent successor is named. Harvey C. Jones is the company’s board chair.
Has Nvidia named a permanent CEO candidate?
No. The board says it has not formally engaged potential candidates and calls speculation about individual names premature.
Did Nvidia approach Arm CEO Rene Haas?
The Financial Times reported that the board approached Haas, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not independently verify the report, and Nvidia has not confirmed it.
When will Nvidia’s next updates take place?
Nvidia’s third-quarter results are scheduled for November 17, 2026, with a company meeting for employees on November 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific. The company has not said whether either event will include an update on the permanent CEO search.
Source: ThorstenMeyerAI.com
