NVIDIA announced on November 12 (local time, same below) that Jensen Huang, who has led the company since its founding in 1993, had resigned immediately as chairman and CEO, and as a director. Coleto Kress, the CFO, will serve as interim CEO. The board of directors has begun considering the selection of a permanent CEO and is evaluating candidates both inside and outside the company. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, speaking at the NVIDIA keynote at CES 2026 C