Nvidia board: search firm for CEO not yet selected, and no candidate has been formally contacted
According to CNBC, Nvidia’s board said in a statement on Friday that it is currently selecting a search firm to help find a CEO, and has not yet formally contacted any potential CEO candidates. The board said any speculation about specific candidates, whether internal or external, is premature.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported that Nvidia had contacted Arm CEO Rene Haas about succeeding as CEO. After Huang steps down, Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO.
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Title: Nvidia hasn’t selected search firm for permanent Huang replacement, board tells CNBC
Publisher: CNBC
Publication date: 2026-11-13
URL: cnbc.com/2026/11/13/nvidia-huang-ceo-replacement-search.html
Source nature: media report (directly quoting the board’s Friday statement)
Verification status: Full article read for this report
Supporting content: The board is selecting a CEO search firm; no potential candidates have been formally contacted; speculation about specific candidates is premature; Colette Kress is interim CEO; there had previously been reports of contact with Rene Haas
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CNBC reported by directly quoting Nvidia’s board’s Friday statement, saying that the company is currently selecting a search firm to help find a CEO, and that it has not yet formally contacted any potential candidates. The statement also said that any speculation about specific internal or external candidates is premature.
The statement was issued after the Financial Times reported that the board had contacted Arm CEO Rene Haas. By using the stages of formal contact and selecting a search firm, the board distinguished the current phase from reports that specific candidates had already been approached.
Colette Kress continues to serve as interim CEO, and the board had previously said it would consider both internal and external candidates. The statement did not provide a timetable for formally launching the search or contacting candidates, and did not respond to any specific individual.
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Nvidia’s board statement said it is still selecting a CEO search firm and has not yet formally contacted any candidates.
The board explicitly described speculation about specific candidates as premature.
The statement was made after media reports said Arm CEO Rene Haas had been contacted.