Who is Colette Kress, Nvidia’s new interim CEO?

For 13 years, Colette Kress helped manage the company’s transformation from a graphics-chip maker into the company at the center of the artificial intelligence boom. Now, she’s being asked to lead it through one of the most turbulent moments in its history.

Kress, Nvidia’s chief financial officer, was named interim CEO Thursday following the abrupt resignation of Jensen Huang, who co-founded the company and led it for 33 years. Huang’s departure comes amid revelations of extramarital relationships with an alleged Chinese spy and one of his own reports.

“We will continue advancing the work that has made Nvidia a leader in accelerated computing and AI, and execute on the opportunities ahead,” Kress said in a press release. “Our focus remains on serving our customers, partners, developers and shareholders.”

“I believe deeply in this company and in its future. More than anything, I believe in each of you, in our customers and partners and in the vital role we play every day in the global economy,” Kress said in an email to staff following her appointment, acknowledging the “extraordinarily difficult period” for the company.

Kress joined the company in September 2013 after tenures at Cisco and Microsoft, where she also held…

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