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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Nvidia (NVDA)

NVIDIA names Scott Gawel chief accounting officer, succeeding Donald Robertson

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

NVIDIA appointed Scott Gawel, formerly Corporate VP and CAO at Intel, as VP and Chief Accounting Officer, effective May 4, 2026, when he begins employment. Current CAO Donald Robertson is retiring from that role effective the same date and will stay on as VP, Finance until July 1, 2026. For shareholders, this is a routine leadership transition in the company's principal accounting role, with the filing disclosing a $800,000 base salary and $12,875,000 in target RSU value for Gawel.

Key points

  • Scott Gawel, age 55, appointed VP and CAO on April 26, 2026, effective with his start date of May 4, 2026
  • Donald Robertson notified the company on April 24, 2026 of his retirement as VP and CAO, effective May 4, 2026
  • Gawel's annual base salary is $800,000, plus two new-hire RSU grants with a combined target value of $12,875,000 vesting over about four years
  • Robertson remains with NVIDIA as VP, Finance until July 1, 2026

The filing

CompanyNvidia (NVDA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 27, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001045810-26-000026

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 27, 2026.

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