Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5th

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/26/tech/jeff-bezos-andy-jassy-amazon-ceo/index.html

by karxxm • 5 years ago

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crubier• 5 years ago

Always a good idea to leave at the top. Congrats to him.

TomJansen• 5 years ago

So the MGM deal was the last one he wanted make

mark_l_watson• 5 years ago

He has already turned over a lot of responsibility. I totally understand why he wants more freedom of his time. Why keep working and die in harness (like an old work horse).

drummsound• 5 years ago

When is Ghislaine Maxwell due in court?

stuaxo• 5 years ago

Is it cynical to think there is probably some tax angle to this ?

meepmorp• 5 years ago

Stepping down in general, or the timing?

38932ur98u• 5 years ago

No, not cynical at all. This is one of the most legally unethical people on the planet.

stu2b50• 5 years ago

Occams razor is that it's what you see. It's not like he's out of the company, he's still chair of the board, but it makes sense that he does less of the day-to-day minutia and more broad strokes. He doesn't need to do that anymore, and it's probably best for the company that he doesn't.

Besides, he has his space company hobby.

rodiger• 5 years ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27303028 most of the discussion around this is here.

clarge1120• 5 years ago

Somehow, Bezos stepping down as CEO of Amazon makes me feel old.

Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5th

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