# Who would be next CEO at Nvidia? Top engineer and CFO favoured as candidates

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/who-would-be-next-ceo-at-nvidia-top-engineer-and-cfo-favoured-as-candidates/
- Published: 2026-11-12T04:46:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:50:38+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nvidia-next-ceo-candidates-engineer-cfo-6544986
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Nvidia’s board is reportedly considering Huang’s future.
- Ian Buck and Colette Kress are seen as leading internal candidates.
- The company’s shares lost about US$600 billion in value this week.

## Summary

Nvidia’s board is reportedly due to consider whether to remove chief executive Jensen Huang, amid reports of two extramarital affairs involving the longtime leader. The prospect has intensified concern over succession at a company whose growth and public profile are closely tied to Huang.

Analysts and investors point most often to data-centre executive Ian Buck as a potential long-term successor and finance chief Colette Kress as a possible interim leader. Kress, 59, joined Nvidia in 2013 and regularly appears on earnings calls; Buck joined in 2004 and helped develop CUDA, Nvidia’s software platform. Nvidia shares fell by about US$600 billion in value this week, while a prediction market put the chance of Huang leaving by year-end at 83 per cent, though trading there was limited.

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