英伟达 CEO 黄仁勋即时辞任，CFO Colette Kress 出任临时 CEO
Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?
- 1英伟达董事会宣布联合创始人黄仁勋辞去总裁、CEO 和董事职务，即时生效，此前他执掌公司 33 年
- 2相关报道称，黄仁勋与一名被指为中国间谍的人士及一名直接下属有染，随后被免职
- 3CFO Colette Kress 出任临时 CEO，董事会正在搜寻正式继任者，公司市值约 3.8 万亿美元
- 4Kress 自 2013 年 9 月加入英伟达，此前在思科任 CFO、在微软工作 13 年，公司周二发布季度财报
执掌英伟达 33 年的创始 CEO 因私德风波被逐出管理层，公司没有现成接班人计划，领导层进入过渡期。
- 影响：英伟达是支撑本轮 AI 浪潮的芯片设计方，管理层过渡可能影响战略与供应节奏的连续性；算力采购周期长的企业面临继任不确定性的敞口；周二财报电话会可提供观察 Kress 规划的线索。
- 参考：可考虑盘点依赖英伟达算力的关键项目及其交付周期，评估对单一供应商的敞口；值得把周二财报电话会上 Kress 关于供应与路线图的表态纳入采购和合同谈判的参考。
- 依据：辞职与临时任命来自英伟达董事会公告和 Kress 声明，免职原因出自相关报道口径；约 3.8 万亿美元市值与从未建立接班人计划均为文中表述。
The Nvidia Board of Directors announced on Thursday morning that the company’s co-founder and CEO of 33 years, Jensen Huang, has resigned as president, CEO, and member of the board, effective immediately.
This is a shocking twist for one of the most valuable companies in the world, which designs the chips that make the AI boom possible. Few people would have predicted this turn of events even just a week ago, as Huang has been so central to Nvidia throughout the company’s existence that he never even established a succession plan. But Huang has now been ousted after reports that he had affairs with both an alleged Chinese spy and one of his direct reports at Nvidia.
While the company conducts a more thorough search for Huang’s successor, Nvidia CFO and Executive Vice President Colette Kress has taken over as interim CEO. But beyond her name and job title, what do we know about the person who will now lead a company worth about $3.8 trillion?
According to Nvidia’s website, Kress has worked at the company since September 2013. Before that, she spent three years as an SVP and CFO of Cisco’s Business Technology Operations Finance organization. She also worked at Microsoft for 13 years, where she spent four years as CFO of the Server and Tools division. She holds a finance degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
The California-based 59-year-old has a very limited social media presence — on Linkedin, she has commented some well wishes on former colleagues’ posts about their retirement. But as CFO, she’s been a regular presence on Nvidia’s earnings calls, making her a familiar figure for analysts covering the company.
According to Forbes’ list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, Kress’ net worth is estimated to be about $1.2 billion. Her Forbes profile adds that she initially joined Nvidia in part because her two sons endorsed the company for its role in the video game industry, which it was best known for at the time.
“Nvidias strength has always come from its people, and together with our leadership team, I am committed to building on the extraordinary foundation Jensen created over the last 33 years,” Kress said in a statement. “We will continue advancing the work that has made Nvidia a leader in accelerated computing and AI, and execute on the opportunities ahead. Our focus remains on serving our customers, partners, developers and shareholders.”
Nvidia is slated to report its quarterly earnings on Tuesday, when we will likely hear more from Kress about her plans for the company’s immediate future.
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