Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Step Down, Andy Chassy to Take CEO Mantle in Q3
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Step Down, Andy Chassy to Take CEO Mantle in Q3 Posted on 02/02/2021 Amazon.com, Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos will step down later this year. Long-time Amazon employee Andy Jassy (Andrew R. Jassy) will become CEO of Amazon in the third quarter. Bezos will tranisition to Executive Chairman of Amazon. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994. Bezos 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. Andy Jassy joined Amazon in 1997 and has led Ama...
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