Newshot After 黄仁勋 Resigns as CEO, 英伟达's First Board Chair Harvey Jones Issues an Internal Letter
After 黄仁勋 Resigns as CEO, 英伟达's First Board Chair Harvey Jones Issues an Internal Letter
IT之家 November 12 news: After 黄仁勋 resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of 英伟达, Harvey Jones (Harvey Jones), who became the first Chair of the Board of 英伟达, released an internal memo to 英伟达 employees.
Jones has more than 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, technology company management and venture capital, and previously served as CEO and Executive Chairman of Synopsys.
Reuters obtained a copy of the memo. IT之家's translation is as follows:
Dear 英伟达 employees: I am writing to inform you of an important decision. 黄仁勋 has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, and the Board has appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 科莱特 · 克雷斯 (Colette Kress) as interim Chief Executive Officer; at the same time, the Board will search for a permanent successor among both internal and external candidates. I will serve as the company's first-ever Chair of the Board. In her more than 13 years as Chief Financial Officer, Colette has been one of the key architects of 英伟达's business growth and capital strategy. She has an extremely deep understanding of the company's business and the markets in which it operates. The Board has full confidence in Colette and believes she can lead the company to honor its commitments to shareholders, customers, partners and every employee. 黄仁勋 has made profound contributions to 英伟达. 英伟达 is one of the most influential technology companies in the world. We pioneered accelerated computing, defined the modern GPU, and built the core platform that drives the development of artificial intelligence. The Board deeply feels its responsibility and will certainly fulfill its duties and safeguard this great company. The source of 英伟达's strength lies in all of its employees, its leadership team, its technological strength and its partner ecosystem. I firmly believe that, under Colette's leadership and with the full support of the Board, the company's business will continue to grow and will continue to lead the industry forward. Thank you all for your focus, your professionalism and your firm commitment to 英伟达. Harvey Jones, Chair of the Board of 英伟达
I am writing to inform you of an important decision. 黄仁勋 has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, and the Board has appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 科莱特 · 克雷斯 (Colette Kress) as interim Chief Executive Officer; at the same time, the Board will search for a permanent successor among both internal and external candidates. I will serve as the company's first-ever Chair of the Board.
In her more than 13 years as Chief Financial Officer, Colette has been one of the key architects of 英伟达's business growth and capital strategy. She has an extremely deep understanding of the company's business and the markets in which it operates. The Board has full confidence in Colette and believes she can lead the company to honor its commitments to shareholders, customers, partners and every employee.
黄仁勋 has made profound contributions to 英伟达. 英伟达 is one of the most influential technology companies in the world. We pioneered accelerated computing, defined the modern GPU, and built the core platform that drives the development of artificial intelligence.
The Board deeply feels its responsibility and will certainly fulfill its duties and safeguard this great company.
The source of 英伟达's strength lies in all of its employees, its leadership team, its technological strength and its partner ecosystem. I firmly believe that, under Colette's leadership and with the full support of the Board, the company's business will continue to grow and will continue to lead the industry forward. Thank you all for your focus, your professionalism and your firm commitment to 英伟达.
Dear NVIDIA Employees,I am writing to share an important update. Jensen has resigned as CEO and Board Member, and the Board has asked our Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress to serve as interim CEO while it conducts a search for a permanent successor looking at both internal and external candidates. I will serve as the first-ever Chair of the Board.As CFO for over 13 years, Colette has been a key architect of NVIDIA’s growth and capital strategy. She possesses a deep understanding of this business and the markets in which we operate. The Board has full confidence in Colette to deliver on our commitments to shareholders, customers, partners, and to each of you.Jensen’s contributions to NVIDIA are profound. NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world. We pioneered accelerated computing, defined the modern GPU, and built the platform that powered artificial intelligence.The Board takes seriously our duty as stewards of this great company.The strength of this company resides in our employees, leadership team, technical strength and partner ecosystem. I am confident that under Colette’s leadership, with the full support of the Board, we will continue to grow our business, and lead the industry forward. Thank you for your focus, your professionalism, and your commitment to NVIDIA.Harvey JonesChair, NVIDIA Board of Directors
Dear NVIDIA Employees,
I am writing to share an important update. Jensen has resigned as CEO and Board Member, and the Board has asked our Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress to serve as interim CEO while it conducts a search for a permanent successor looking at both internal and external candidates. I will serve as the first-ever Chair of the Board.
As CFO for over 13 years, Colette has been a key architect of NVIDIA’s growth and capital strategy. She possesses a deep understanding of this business and the markets in which we operate. The Board has full confidence in Colette to deliver on our commitments to shareholders, customers, partners, and to each of you.
Jensen’s contributions to NVIDIA are profound. NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world. We pioneered accelerated computing, defined the modern GPU, and built the platform that powered artificial intelligence.
The Board takes seriously our duty as stewards of this great company.
The strength of this company resides in our employees, leadership team, technical strength and partner ecosystem. I am confident that under Colette’s leadership, with the full support of the Board, we will continue to grow our business, and lead the industry forward. Thank you for your focus, your professionalism, and your commitment to NVIDIA.
Harvey Jones
Chair, NVIDIA Board of Directors
- "Effective immediately! 黄仁勋 resigns as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of 英伟达"
- "After 黄仁勋 resigns as CEO, 英伟达 appoints Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 科莱特 · 克雷斯 as interim Chief Executive Officer"
After 黄仁勋 Resigns as CEO, 英伟达's First Board Chairman Harvey Jones Issues an Internal Letter
- "英伟达 Interim CEO 科莱特 · 克雷斯 Issues an Internal Letter: I Am Full of Confidence in the Company and the Future, and You Are Our Most Valuable Strength"
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