# Anonymous Source Says Huang Called Nvidia CFO 'A Deer in the Headlights' By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/56638 Published: 2026-11-13T12:36:52.000Z Updated: 2026-11-13T12:36:52.000Z Section: People > The remark was attributed to an anonymous source describing a finance-team meeting about proposed guarantees worth billions of dollars for data center operators unable to buy Nvidia chips upfront. A claim attributed to an anonymous source says former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the company’s Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress “a deer in the headlights” during a meeting earlier this summer. The finance-team meeting concerned plans to guarantee billions of dollars for data center operators unable to afford Nvidia chips upfront. The same account attributes to Huang a remark that Kress could not help him steer strategy or make decisions. Nvidia’s board named [Colette Kress interim CEO]() after Huang’s departure Thursday and is searching for a permanent chief executive. ## Links in this article - [Colette Kress interim CEO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/55713)