# Trump Made a Last-Minute Appeal for Huang to Stay at Nvidia By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/56131 Published: 2026-11-13T01:02:46.000Z Updated: 2026-11-13T01:02:46.000Z Section: People > Nvidia CFO Colette Kress became interim CEO after Huang resigned. President Donald Trump urged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to keep his job one day before Huang resigned, a last-minute appeal ahead of the chipmaker’s leadership change. Nvidia Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress became interim CEO after Huang’s departure. After Huang stepped down, Trump recommended Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook as his successor, a recommendation detailed in [Trump’s recommendation of Cook](). ## Links in this article - [Trump’s recommendation of Cook](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/55877)