NVIDIA appoints Harvey C and Jones as the company's first-ever Chairman of the Board. This move comes after Jensen Huang resigned from his positions as CEO, President, and Director, leading to a reorganization of the leadership team. Prior to this, NVIDIA had never established a separate position for Chairman of the Board, with Huang always being the central figure with the most power within the company.
Jones has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, technology executive, and venture capitalist. His most notable role was as the CEO of a chip design software company, Synopsys, and later he also served as the Executive Chairman. Synopsys has become an important supplier in the semiconductor industry.
Jones is also one of the directors with the longest tenure at NVIDIA, having joined the board in the early stages of the company. NVIDIA stated in its announcement that Jones said the board has "full confidence" in the interim CEO Colette Kress and his team, and expects that the company's operations, customer commitments, and product roadmap will continue to progress without interruption.
He will now be responsible for finding a full-time CEO.
