NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) today announced that it has named Colette Kress, a 24-year veteran of the tech industry, as executive vice president and chief financial officer.<br /><br />Kress, age 46, whose appointment takes effect later this month, reports to Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA's president and chief executive officer.<br /><br />"We have searched extensively for the right candidate and are thrilled to have Colette join us," said Huang. "She brings fantastic experience, excellent financial management skills and deep industry knowledge to NVIDIA. Colette will be a great asset as we work to extend our global leadership in visual computing, mobile and the cloud. I want to thank Karen Burns for her truly outstanding work as interim CFO as we conducted our search."<br /><br />Kress most recently served for three years as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Cisco's Business Technology and Operations Finance organization. She was responsible for financial strategy, planning, reporting and business development for all business segments, engineering and operations.<br /><br />Previously, she spent 13 years at Microsoft, including four years as chief financial officer of the Server and Tools division, and held senior roles in corporate planning and finance. Prior to that, she served at Texas Instruments in a variety of finance positions.<br /><br />Kress holds a B.Sc. degree in Finance from University of Arizona and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.<br /><br />To Keep Current on NVIDIA:<br /><br />Like NVIDIA on Facebook. Connect with NVIDIA on LinkedIn. Follow @NVIDIA on Twitter. View NVIDIA videos on YouTube. Keep up with the NVIDIA Blog. Use the Pulse news reader to subscribe to the NVIDIA Daily News feed. About NVIDIA Since 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has pioneered the art and science of visual computing. The company's technologies are transforming a world of displays into a world of interactive discovery -- for everyone from gamers to scientists, and consumers to enterprise customers. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com and http://blogs.nvidia.com.<br /><br />© 2013 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA and the NVIDIA logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice. 