NVIDIA announced Jensen Huang’s departure on November 12. Its SEC filing records that the board accepted his resignation as president, chief executive and director on November 11, effective immediately.

Colette Kress becomes interim CEO while retaining her chief financial officer responsibilities. The board will consider internal and external candidates for a permanent successor. Harvey C. Jones becomes its first chair.

The company says it expects operations, customer commitments and its product roadmap to continue without interruption. Fiscal third-quarter results remain scheduled for November 17.

The announcement does not state a reason for the resignation. The permanent succession decision remains open.

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NVIDIA’s leadership announcement, November 12, 2026, and the Form 8-K filed that day.