# Nvidia names Colette Kress interim CEO after Huang resigns amid probe

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nvidia-ceo-resigns-amid-infidelity-scandal-chinese-spy-accusations/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:07:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T16:19:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/nvidia-ceo-resigns-amid-infidelity-scandal-chinese-spy-accusations/
- Topics: Asia, Business, Companies

## Key points

- Huang has resigned as Nvidia CEO.
- Colette Kress is interim chief executive.
- Nvidia shares reportedly fell about 23 per cent.

## Summary

The article reports that Jensen Huang has resigned as Nvidia chief executive with immediate effect, and chief financial officer Colette Kress has been named interim CEO. The change comes amid concerns about alleged extramarital affairs, including one involving a person suspected of being a Chinese spy; an investigation into that connection is ongoing.

Nvidia board chair Harvey Jones said the board has confidence in Kress and expects operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap to continue without interruption. The article says Nvidia shares fell about 23 per cent that morning, against a backdrop of a recent decline in AI stocks. Any effects on gamers or graphics card prices remain unclear.

## Coverage

- [Destructoid: Nvidia names Colette Kress interim CEO after Huang resigns amid probe](https://www.destructoid.com/nvidia-ceo-resigns-amid-infidelity-scandal-chinese-spy-accusations/)
- [Daily Mail: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid probe over affairs with alleged Chinese spy and underling](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16287429/Nvidia-Jensen-Huang-resigns-Chinese-spy-affairs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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