By By Sonny Jang
Publication Date: 2026-10-26 10:21:00
NVIDIA filled two senior commercial posts with former Google Cloud and Microsoft executives in 2026, giving them responsibility for marketing and field operations across its chips and AI infrastructure business.
NVIDIA Chief Marketing Officer Alison Wagonfeld started in February after nearly 10 years at Google Cloud. She oversees the company’s marketing and communications. NVIDIA Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations Nick Parker joined in August, following 26 years at Microsoft.
Parker’s most recent Microsoft role covered commercial customers across enterprise, small and medium-sized business, and consumer markets. NVIDIA appointed him July 1 to succeed Ajay K. Puri, who had notified the company June 28 that he planned to retire from the field operations role when his successor started. Puri had worked at NVIDIA for 21 years, and the company expected him to remain a senior adviser during the transition.
Parker’s compensation terms include a $1 million annual…
