NVIDIA leadership is discussing a potential replacement for CEO Jensen Huang. CFO Colette Kress is cited as one of the primary candidates for the position of interim head of the company.
Some board members favor appointing Kress as interim CEO in the event of Huang's removal. Another option under consideration involves bringing in a new Chief Operating Officer who could work alongside her.
Kress has served as NVIDIA's Chief Financial Officer since September 2013. Prior to joining the company, she worked at Microsoft, Cisco, and Texas Instruments.
An outside candidate is also being considered as a possible permanent successor to Huang — Johny Srouji, Apple's head of hardware technologies. He played a key role in developing proprietary Apple Silicon processors and currently oversees the company's hardware division. According to Bloomberg, NVIDIA's board of directors has hired an external executive search firm to seek a potential new CEO. Srouji is among the candidates being considered.