About
Colette Kress is executive vice president and chief financial officer of NVIDIA. She joined the company in September 2013, after nearly 25 years in a range of finance roles at major technology companies.
Prior to NVIDIA, she most recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO of the Business Technology and Operations Finance organization at Cisco Systems, and previously held roles at Microsoft and Texas Instruments.
Roles
Nvidia Corp.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Current role
2013–present
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Business Technology and Operations Finance · Networking equipment company.
2010-2013
Microsoft
Chief Financial Officer, Server and Tools division · CFO of the division from 2006.
1997-2010
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Finance positions · Spent eight years in a variety of finance positions.
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Microsoft Corporation
Chief Financial Officer, Server and Tools division · CFO of the division from 2006.
1997-2010
Fixed Compensation
FY FY2026
All other compensation
$16,402
Performance Compensation
Data from FY FY2026
Cash incentive
Variable Cash Plan (Non-Equity Incentive)
$600,000
Target Opportunity
$300,000
Stock awards