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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
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Jeff Bezos to Stand Down as CEO of Amazon Later in 2021
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(Score: 2) by helel on Sunday February 07 2021, @02:34AM (1 child)
I think it's more likely that when corporate bureaucracy becomes too unwieldy the founders tend to step away. Why stick around fighting with HR and legal and shareholders and PR when you can just take your money and go do something else.
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 07 2021, @03:37PM
Serves them right for giving up control to the point that idiots are even capable of ruining things.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.