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TL;DR
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO while Harvey C. Jones leads the board’s search for a permanent successor to founder Jensen Huang. The board says it is still selecting a search firm and has not formally engaged candidates, despite reports and public suggestions naming possible contenders.
Nvidia’s board says it is still selecting a search firm and has not formally engaged any candidates for a permanent chief executive, 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, leaving the chipmaker under temporary leadership as it prepares to report quarterly results.
Nvidia’s November 12 press release and a related filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission identify Kress as interim CEO. She will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer until a permanent successor is named. The filing says the board appointed her while it conducts a search. Kress has been Nvidia’s CFO since September 2013.
Jones, a director since 1993, became board chair. Nvidia described him as its first-ever chair. In an email to employees reported by CNBC, Jones said the search would consider internal and external candidates and called Kress “a key architect of NVIDIA’s growth and capital strategy.” The board told CNBC on November 13: “We are in the process of selecting a search firm for the Nvidia CEO role.” It added that it had “not formally engaged any potential candidates” and that speculation about individual candidates was “premature.”
One possible candidate has appeared in a media report, but not in an official announcement. The Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board approached Arm CEO Rene Haas, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters reported the account but said it could not independently verify it; Arm declined to comment. The FT report said Haas was among several candidates and that there was no guarantee he would receive or accept an offer.
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 During Nvidia’s Search
The transition matters because Nvidia’s CEO will oversee a business whose products and supply relationships affect a wide range of technology companies. The board says operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap will continue without interruption. That is the company’s stated position; the longer-term question is how a permanent leader will manage the business after Huang’s departure.
Reuters reported that some analysts expect a shift from Huang’s hands-on leadership toward a more institutional leadership structure. That is an assessment, not a decision disclosed by Nvidia. Customers, employees and partners will be watching for signs of continuity in product plans and strategy, as well as clarity about who will make major decisions while the search proceeds. The board has not given a public timetable for completing the process.
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How Nvidia Reached This Interim Setup
The interim arrangement followed Huang’s resignation, announced November 12, according to the supplied reporting. Nvidia’s press release and SEC filing set out the immediate succession plan: Kress would hold both the interim CEO and CFO roles, and Jones would chair the board while directors searched for a permanent chief executive.
The public status of the search has not been entirely consistent across reports. TechCrunch wrote on November 11, citing Bloomberg, that Nvidia was working with an outside firm to identify potential replacements. Two days later, the board said it was still selecting a search firm. The available material does not explain the difference; an early review of possible names and formally hiring a firm may be separate steps, but that interpretation has not been confirmed by the board.
Other names have entered public discussion without an official role in the process. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that “there is only one man to take his place — TIM COOK of Apple,” according to Reuters and Fox Business. Cook is Apple’s executive chairman. Nvidia’s board has not commented on Trump’s suggestion in the sources reviewed. The board, not outside commentators, is responsible for choosing Nvidia’s CEO.
“We have not formally engaged any potential candidates.”
— Nvidia board, in a statement to CNBC reported November 13
The Search Has No Public Timeline
Nvidia has not announced when it expects to name a permanent CEO, which search firm it will select or whether any potential candidate has been contacted informally. The board’s statement says no candidates have been formally engaged; it does not provide detail on any preliminary discussions or assessments.
The reported approach to Haas remains unverified by Reuters, and Arm declined to comment. Trump’s suggestion of Cook is a public opinion, not evidence that Cook is being considered. The available reporting also does not resolve the discrepancy between the earlier account of an outside firm’s involvement and the board’s later statement that it was still selecting a firm. No later Nvidia filing was listed in the source material as of 17:36 UTC on November 14.
Earnings and Employee Meeting Dates
Nvidia is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on November 17 at about 1:20 p.m. Pacific time, followed by an earnings call at 2 p.m., according to the company. The dates are described as previously scheduled. Investors and customers may look to company leadership for updates on operations and strategy, but Nvidia has not said that the earnings event will include news about the CEO search.
Kress told employees that a company meeting is planned for November 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Jones said the board would consider both internal and external candidates. Until Nvidia names a search firm, provides a timetable or announces a successor, Kress remains interim CEO and the board’s process remains open.
Key Questions
Who is running Nvidia while the CEO search continues?
Colette Kress is interim CEO and will continue as CFO until a permanent successor is named. Harvey C. Jones is the board’s chair.
Has Nvidia hired a search firm or selected a candidate?
The board said on November 13 that it was still selecting a search firm and had not formally engaged potential candidates. Nvidia has announced no successor.
Is Arm CEO Rene Haas confirmed as a candidate?
No. The Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board approached Haas, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters said it could not independently verify the report, and Nvidia has not confirmed it.
Did Nvidia say Tim Cook is being considered?
No. Donald Trump publicly suggested Apple executive chairman Tim Cook, but Nvidia’s board has not said Cook is a candidate.
When are Nvidia’s next scheduled company events?
Nvidia is scheduled to report third-quarter results on November 17, 2026, with an employee meeting planned for November 18. The company has not announced a date for naming a permanent CEO.
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