Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS, will take over as Amazon CEO in Q3 2021.Jassy built AWS from the ground up since 2003, becoming one of the most powerful execs in tech.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is handing over the reins of the company to his longtime second-in-command: Andy Jassy. , Bezos announced in a letter to employees Tuesday afternoon.
"Andy is well known inside the company and has been at Amazon almost as long as I have," Bezos wrote."He will be an outstanding leader, and he has my full confidence." Jassy is a 24-year veteran of Amazon — he joined the company in 1997, the year it went public. While Bezos' announcement was unexpected, Jassy's appointment to the helm of Amazon isn't much of a surprise: he's long been, and once served as his first"shadow" adviser, a quasi-chief of staff who joins the CEO's every meeting.
He became one of the most powerful and highest-paid execs at Amazon, having made more than $20 million in total compensation over the past three years.
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