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Jeff Bezos to Stand Down as CEO of Amazon Later in 2021

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 02 2021, @10:56PM   

takyon writes:

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy to take over in Q3

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down later this year, turning the helm over to the company's top cloud executive Andy Jassy.

Jassy joined Amazon in 1997 and has led Amazon's Web Services cloud team since its inception.

Bezos said he will stay engaged in important Amazon projects but will also have more time to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, his Blue Origin spaceship company, The Washington Post and the Amazon Day 1 Fund.

[...] Bezos will transition to executive chairman of Amazon's board.

Also at The Guardian and TechCrunch, Ars Technica, CNET, and Mashable

See also: Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO after record-smashing 2020 ends with first $100-billion quarter

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• Re: Smart move Re: Smart move (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 02 2021, @11:40PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 02 2021, @11:40PM (#1108175)

  'the "White" people who are really at the top.'

  Not just any white, the CHOSEN whites(-ish).

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• Re: Smart move (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 03 2021, @02:42AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 03 2021, @02:42AM (#1108278)

  As a non-white, ya'll look the same to me - chosen or not.

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