Jensen Huang and Colette Kress. (Photos: AP, X)
\n\nMonths before Jensen Huang stepped down as Nvidia's chief executive, he reportedly clashed with the finance executive who has now taken charge of the company on an interim basis.
\n\nHuang allegedly called chief financial officer Colette Kress "a deer in the headlights" during a meeting with Nvidia's senior finance executives in August, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
\n\nThe meeting took place as Nvidia considered providing billions of dollars in loan support to smaller cloud computing and data-centre companies that were struggling to afford its advanced chips. The strategy was intended to turn those businesses into long-term customers.
\n\nKress, 59, was attempting to suggest solutions, but Huang repeatedly interrupted her presentation, the source told the newspaper.
\n\nHe reportedly described her as a "reporting CFO" and said she was not someone who could help him make strategic decisions.
\n\nKress, who joined Nvidia in 2013, has since been appointed interim chief executive as the company searches for a permanent successor to Huang.
\n\nThe reported exchange has drawn fresh attention following Huang's departure from the company, which he founded in 1993 and led for more than three decades.
\n\nAccording to reports, Huang…
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