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Nvidia Names Google Cloud Veteran Alison Wagonfeld as First Chief Marketing Officer

The move signals a sharpened enterprise AI go-to-market with marketing unified under CEO oversight.

Overview

  • Wagonfeld will leave Google in late January and begin at Nvidia in February, reporting to Jensen Huang while overseeing consolidated marketing and communications.
  • She led Google Cloud marketing for nearly a decade, positioning complex cloud products for enterprise buyers as Nvidia expands from GPUs to full AI platforms and services.
  • In a LinkedIn announcement, she emphasized that Google and Nvidia maintain a strong partnership and expect continued collaboration.
  • Nvidia shares slipped about 2% following the news as investors evaluated the leadership change and strategic focus.
  • Coverage points to likely reviews of Nvidia’s agency and vendor relationships and potential marketing talent movement at Google Cloud during the transition.