× As incoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy steps into the limelight, a portrait of a leader much like Jeff Bezos emerges By Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times Published: February 15, 2021, 6:00am Share: FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, AWS CEO Andy Jassy, discusses a new initiative with the NFL during AWS re:Invent 2019 in Las Vegas. Amazon announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, that Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO later in the year, leaving a role he's had since founding the company nearly 30 years ago. Amazon says Bezos will be replaced in the summer by Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. (Isaac Brekken/AP Images for NFL, File)