After mounting pressure on Nvidia’s board to fire its scandal-plagued chief executive, the company’s CEO Jensen Huang is officially resigning. According to a press release published early Thursday morning before the opening bell, Nvidia announced its “CEO transition” with Huang resigning as “President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective immediately.” In his stead, the AI chipmaker’s current executive VP and CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO. The New York Times revealed late last month that Huang had an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese…
