About
Nicholas Parker was appointed Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations of NVIDIA, effective upon the commencement of his employment anticipated on August 24, 2026, per NVIDIA's Form 8-K filed July 2, 2026. He joins after 26 years at Microsoft Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Microsoft's Worldwide Sales & Solutions organization.
Roles
Nvidia Corp.
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations · Current role
2026–present
Microsoft Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Worldwide Sales & Solutions · Responsible for the commercial business for enterprise, SMB and consumer customers.
2025-2026
Microsoft Corporation
President, Industry & Partner Sales · Also VP, Global Partner Solutions 2020-2022.
2022-2025
Fixed Compensation
FY FY2027Annual base salary
$1,000,000
EffectiveAnticipated Aug 24, 2026
SourceForm 8-K filed 2026-07-02
Sign-on bonus
$5,000,000
TypeOne-time
Performance Compensation
Data from FY FY2027Cash incentive
Target annualized cash variable compensation
$1,500,000
MetricFiscal 2027 Variable Compensation Plan
Target Opportunity
$1,500,000 (pro-rated for FY2027 time worked)
MaximumNot disclosed
AchievementNot disclosed
Stock awards
Stock awards
$35,000,000
FormNew-hire RSUs
SharesNot disclosed
Grant date fair value$35,000,000 (target value)
VestingApproximately over a four-year period per standard new-hire vesting schedule
Stock awards
$5,000,000
FormMulti-year performance-based RSUs (MY PSUs)
SharesNot disclosed
Grant date fair value$5,000,000 (target value)
VestingEligible to vest on TSR relative to S&P 500 over a three-year period
Also at Nvidia Corp.
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