Who is interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress?

(NewsNation) — Colette Kress will be stepping into the role of interim CEO at Nvidia after the resignation of Jensen Huang.

The company’s board said it is considering internal and external candidates to fill the role on a permanent basis.

Huang stepped down after news broke of his alleged affair with a woman identified by U.S. intelligence as a Chinese spy asset.

Kress is currently the company’s chief financial officer and has been with Nvidia for 13 years. She previously held finance positions at Cisco, Microsoft and Texas Instruments and has appeared on earnings calls with Huang in the past.

Current and former colleagues describe Kress as knowledgeable, thoughtful and clear-headed, CNBC reported.

In a statement, Kress said she was committed to continuing the work Huang started.

“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,” she said.

Her appointment comes after Huang resigned following news of two extramarital affairs, one of which was with Alice Huang (no relation), who is believed to have been working for China in an effort to obtain information about U.S. AI chip technology.

China has denied the allegation that it was targeting Jensen Huang, a key ally of President Trump.

On the news of Huang’s resignation, the company’s stock slid nearly 15 percent. Lawmakers are also investigating whether U.S. technology or national security were compromised.