Nvidia’s Jensen Huang had clashed with interim CEO Colette Kress: ‘Deer in the headlights’

First reported by Financial Times at Thu 1:54 AM · 26 outlets in all

1. NY Post40mNvidia’s Jensen Huang had clashed with interim CEO Colette Kress: ‘Deer in the headlights’Kress, 59 – Nvidia’s chief financial officer – had reportedly spent years as the one executive at Nvidia willing to push back on Huang’s riskiest bets.
2. Crypto Briefing3hNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns, Colette Kress named interim chiefNvidia's leadership change may alter its strategic path, impacting market confidence and investor sentiment amid CEO succession uncertainty.
3. Fortune(subscription required)5hNvidia CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO—but the succession question remainsSelecting a permanent successor to co-founder Jensen Huang will be a formidable task, says an executive search expert.
4. Techmeme7hSource: at an August 2026 finance meeting, Jensen Huang interrupted Colette Kress' presentation, calling her "a deer in the headlights" and a "reporting CFO" (Wall Street Journal)
5. Wall Street Journal(subscription required)8hJensen Huang Called Her ‘a Deer in the Headlights.’ Now She Runs Nvidia.Plus, America’s richest retirement market, and Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer to lead Senate Democrats.
6. Financial Times(subscription required)13hValue Nvidia, not Huang
7. CNN15hJim Cramer on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: “He had to go”
8. Blockchain.News18hNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns; Colette Kress Named Interim CEONVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang steps down; Colette Kress, CFO since 2013, appointed interim CEO. Harvey C. Jones named first Chair of the Board. (
9. The Hill20h5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandalCorporate America is in the midst of its most dramatic scandal in years. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, resigned Thursday after admitting to one extramarital affair, with a woman suspected of being a Chinese agent, and amid new reporting of a second affair, this time with an Nvidia colleague. The vast company…
10. PBS NewsHour21hWhat we know after Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia's CEONvidia announced Huang's resignation on Thursday, effective immediately. The California-based company said that Colette Kress — who has been Nvidia's chief financial officer and executive vice president since 2013 — will step into the role of interim CEO.
11. Gizmodo21hNvidia’s New CEO Gets to Clean Up Jensen Huang’s MessColette Kress spent years delivering good news. Those days are over.
12. Wired(subscription required)21hJensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?In a special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we break down Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia, what comes next for the company, and where the AI industry goes from here.
13. ABC News23hTimeline of the stunning fall of Nvidia CEO Jensen HuangWhile the depths of the scandal have yet to be disclosed, here is a timeline indicating who knew what and when about Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
14. NBC News23hWho is Colette Kress, Nvidia’s new interim CEO?For 13 years, Colette Kress helped manage the company’s transformation from a graphics-chip maker into the company at the center of the AI boom.
15. Al Jazeera24hWhy did Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resign, and who is Colette Kress?Huang has stepped down amid allegations of extramarital affairs and Chinese espionage.
16. AP24hWhat we know after Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO
17. Engadget24hWho is Colette Kress, NVIDIA's interim CEO?Kress spent 25 years in various finance roles before joining NVIDIA in 2013
18. TechCrunch28hJensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?Nvidia CFO Colette Kress is taking over as an interim replacement for longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who is embroiled in scandal.
19. Yahoo News28hWho is Colette Kress? Prominent executive named Nvidia's new interim CEO.
20. Mashable29hJensen Huang officially resigns as Nvidia CEOJensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO and left its board effective immediately. CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO.
21. New York Times(subscription required)29hWho Is Colette Kress, the Interim Nvidia CEO Replacing Jensen Huang?Ms. Kress, the company’s chief financial officer, joined Nvidia in 2013.
22. The Defiant29hJensen Huang Resigns; Nvidia Names Kress Interim CEOCFO Colette Kress will hold both roles during a successor search. The filing does not address the board investigation announced Nov. 8.
23. CryptoPotato29hBREAKING News: Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO (Report)The reported resignation comes after claims that he had another affair with a women working at the company.
24. Forbes29hJensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair ScandalsThe news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
25. Hacker News29hJensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO immediately
26. BBC33hWho is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently?Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.