---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001045810-26-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NVDA"
cik: "0001045810"
company_name: "NVIDIA CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:41:00.493494+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NVIDIA appoints Scott Gawel as VP and CAO effective May 4; current CAO Donald Robertson retiring

## Summary
- Donald Robertson retiring as VP and CAO effective May 4, 2026; will stay as VP Finance through July 1.
- Scott Gawel appointed VP and CAO, effective May 4; previously Corporate VP and CAO at Intel (2022-2026).
- Gawel's annual base salary set at $800,000; new hire RSUs valued at $12,875,000 vesting over ~4 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001045810-26-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NVDA
- cik: 0001045810
- company_name: NVIDIA CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000026/0001045810-26-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000026/nvda-20260424.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045810-26-000026.txt

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