英伟达首席财务官科莱特·克雷斯（Colette Kress）是一位在公司工作了13年的资深员工，在黄仁勋突然辞职后，她将以临时身份掌管这家全球市值最高的芯片制造商。
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress, a 13-year company veteran, is taking the helm of the world's most valuable chipmaker on an interim basis after Jensen Huang's sudden resignation.
“她是内部唯一拥有如此崇高威望的人，”约克维尔·艾夫斯公司（Yorkville Ives & Co.）分析师丹·艾夫斯（Dan Ives）在消息正式公布前告诉CNBC。“她不仅仅是一名首席财务官。我几乎把她视为首席运营官。”英伟达尚未公布继任计划，并表示董事会正在考虑内部和外部候选人。
"She's the only one internally that has this significant respect," Dan Ives, an analyst at Yorkville Ives & Co., told CNBC before the news had been made official. "She's more than just a CFO. I'd almost view her as more of a COO." Nvidia hasn't announced a succession plan and said the board is considering internal and external candidates.
克雷斯于2013年9月加入英伟达，此前曾在思科、微软和德州仪器担任财务职务。在英伟达，克雷斯一直是财报电话会上的另一重要声音，与黄仁勋一起汇报公司业绩并回答提问。
Kress joined Nvidia in September 2013, after holding finance roles at Cisco, Microsoft and Texas Instruments. At Nvidia, Kress has been the other big voice on earnings calls, reporting the company's results and taking questions alongside Huang.
“英伟达的实力始终源于其员工，我将与领导团队一道，致力在黄仁勋过去33年打下的非凡基础上继续建设，”克雷斯在周四的声明中说。“我们将继续推进使英伟达成为加速计算和人工智能领导者的工作，并抓住未来的机遇。我们的重点依然是服务客户、合作伙伴、开发者和股东。”黄仁勋于1993年联合创立英伟达，以没有明确的二把手、亲自决定项目优先级并给工程师发邮件关注细节而闻名。
"NVIDIA's strength has always come from its people, and together with our leadership team, I am committed to building on the extraordinary foundation Jensen created over the last 33 years," Kress said in Thursday's statement. "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." Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993, was known for running the company with no clear second-in-command, personally deciding which projects are a priority and emailing engineers about details.
但谈到克雷斯时，艾夫斯表示：“黄仁勋没有她什么都不做。她是英伟达的‘瑞士军刀’。任何战略层面的事务：客户、合作伙伴、技术。她都参与其中。”CNBC采访了近十位英伟达内部人士和克雷斯的前同事。他们形容她精明、博学、深思熟虑且头脑清醒。
But when it came to Kress, "Jensen didn't do anything without her," Ives said. "She's a Swiss Army knife for Nvidia. Anything strategically: customers, partners, technology. She was involved." CNBC spoke to nearly a dozen Nvidia insiders and former Kress co-workers. They described her as savvy, knowledgeable, thoughtful and clear-headed.
克雷斯在危机时刻接任。黄仁勋一直担任英伟达的发言人、公司的门面，以及与品牌同义的创始人。他还开创了AI芯片行业，使他成为推动美国经济的数万亿美元繁荣的核心人物。
Kress is stepping in at a moment of crisis. Huang has operated as Nvidia's spokesperson, the face of the company and as a founder who is synonymous with the brand. He also pioneered the AI chip industry, making him the central figure in the multitrillion-dollar boom that's driving the U.S. economy.
“克雷斯深刻理解业务，并对公司表现出了极度的忠诚，”Futurum Group首席执行官丹尼尔·纽曼在发给CNBC的信息中写道。
Kress "deeply understands the business and has shown fierce loyalty to the company," Daniel Newman, CEO of Futurum Group, wrote in a message to CNBC.
受消息影响，英伟达股价周四暴跌14%。该股有望录得连续第六周下跌，这是自2012年以来最长的跌势。股价受拖累主要源于市场对AI建设前景的广泛担忧，尤其是在中期选举后，民主党取得压倒性胜利。英伟达定于周二发布季度财报。
Nvidia shares plunged 14% on Thursday after the announcement. The stock is poised for its sixth straight weekly drop, the longest slump since 2012. The shares have been dragged down by broad concerns about the AI buildout, particularly after the midterm elections, which resulted in sweeping victories for Democrats. Nvidia is scheduled to report quarterly results on Tuesday.
“黄仁勋风波”于周日进入公众视野，当时该CEO为对妻子不忠道歉。此前有报道称，他与中国女商人Alice Huang有染，美国情报部门怀疑后者是间谍。在《纽约时报》周三晚间报道第二桩婚外情——对象是名为金伯利·鲍威尔的员工——后，舆论压力进一步升级。
The Huang saga burst into public view on Sunday, when the CEO apologized for being unfaithful to his wife. That followed reports that he'd had an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence suspects was a spy. Pressure intensified late Wednesday after The New York Times reported a second affair, this one with an employee named Kimberly Powell.
克雷斯于5月入选《财富》杂志“商界最具影响力女性”榜单。她的领英资料显示所在地为加利福尼亚州萨拉托加，这是一个富裕城市，距离英伟达圣克拉拉总部向南16英里。
Kress was recognized in May as one of Fortune's most powerful women in business. Her LinkedIn profile lists her location as Saratoga, California, a wealthy city 16 miles south of Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters.
关于长期领导层规划，艾夫斯表示，克雷斯可能担任约一年的临时CEO，但永久继任者将来自公司外部。
As for the long-term leadership plan, Ives said Kress will likely serve for about a year as interim CEO but the permanent replacement will come from outside the company.
“你需要一个在国际舞台上历练过的人，”艾夫斯说。“考虑到该公司不仅在美国科技行业，而且在全球经济中的重要地位。”
"You need someone that's been on the global stage," Ives said. "Given the importance of the company not just in the U.S. tech industry but the global economy.