---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001045810-26-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NVDA"
cik: "0001045810"
company_name: "NVIDIA CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-02T13:23:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-02T13:24:04.909890+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NVIDIA appoints Nicholas Parker as EVP Worldwide Field Operations; Ajay Puri retiring

## Summary
- Ajay Puri, 21-year NVIDIA veteran, retiring as EVP Worldwide Field Operations; will serve as senior advisor for transition.
- Nicholas Parker, former Microsoft EVP & Chief Business Officer, appointed as successor effective August 24, 2026.
- Parker's compensation: $1M base salary, $5M sign-on bonus, $1.5M target cash variable, $35M RSUs (4-year vest), $5M performance-based RSUs (3-year TSR vs S&P 500).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001045810-26-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NVDA
- cik: 0001045810
- company_name: NVIDIA CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-02T13:23:16+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000060/0001045810-26-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000060/nvda-20260628.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045810-26-000060
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045810-26-000060.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045810-26-000060.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ajay K. Puri retired as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
  source text: On June 28, 2026, Ajay K. Puri, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations of NVIDIA Corporation, or the Company, notified the Company of his intention to retire from his role effective upon the employment commencement date of his successor.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000060/0001045810-26-000060-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nicholas Parker was appointed as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
  source text: On July 1, 2026, the Company appointed Nicholas Parker, age 55, as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations of the Company, effective upon the commencement of his employment with the Company, which is anticipated to be on August 24, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000060/0001045810-26-000060-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.