Amazon's next CEO will inherit a company riddled with challenges Bezos leaves behind

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Amazon still has a bright future ahead of it, but given its size and influence, Jassy will grapple with new issues his predecessor never had to.

His successor is, the longtime executive who serves as the CEO of the company's wildly profitable cloud business, Amazon Web Services.

So, what kind of company is Jassy inheriting from Bezos? While no one thinks Amazon's best days are behind it and Bezos is getting out before things go downhill, the company's size and influence have led to increased scrutiny along with the rest of Big Tech. "Andy's got a promotion, and his job now includes testifying to Congress, so good luck with that," former Amazon Vice President Tim Bray told CNBC's "

" in an interview Wednesday. Bray later added: "Andy's a smart guy. He's a good leader. I suspect he'll do well. But let's not claim it's going to be an easy job."Amazon is a target in antitrust investigations Amazon is a likely next target for regulators, state attorneys general and lawmakers who are increasing their antitrust scrutiny on Big Tech companies.

 

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The sundar Pichai scenario recreated

He will inherit stock options and an enormous salary too so could be worse huh!

it will not survive, Because it can not take the place of everybody for a longtime.

well eventually Amazon will have 3-4 CEO's after it's broken apart

all companies have challenges though…

Stop acting like he's taking over IBM

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