Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.
Who is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently?
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Meet Colette Kress, Nvidia’s New Interim CEO
- Jensen Huang resigns, CFO Colette Kress appointed interim CEO at Nvidia
- Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?
- Who is Colette Kress, Nvidia's new interim CEO?
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- Here's what Nvidia interim CEO Colette Kress and board chair Harvey Jones wrote to Nvidia employees
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