Nvidia hands new accounting chief $12.9M in RSUs

Nvidia appointed Scott Gawel, 55, as its new chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer effective May 4, 2026, replacing Donald Robertson who will step down from the CAO role and remain as a VP through July 1. Gawel joins from Intel and will receive an $800,000 base salary plus two new-hire RSU grants with a combined target value of $12.9 million vesting over four years; Nvidia also agreed to indemnify him for certain legal expenses. The filing is routine leadership and compensation news but underscores corporate governance continuity as Nvidia pushes AI product rollouts; Morningstar recently raised its fair-value estimate for NVDA to $260, reflecting stronger near-term prospects tied to new AI offerings.