Trump Names Apple’s Tim Cook as His Choice to Lead Nvidia

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:44pm on 12 Nov 2026,Thursday International

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Apple executive Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s CEO following Huang’s resignation. In a Truth Social post, Trump praised Huang’s leadership and described both executives as legends, declaring that Cook was the only person suited to take over. However, Nvidia has not announced Cook as a candidate. The company has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO while its board searches for a permanent successor. Kress will retain her finance role during the transition. Nvidia’s board is considering both internal and external candidates, but has not announced a timeline for completing the leadership search.

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