Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down this year, replaced by AWS chief Andy Jassy

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GeekWire.com | View in browser BREAKING NEWS Tuesday, Feb 2, 2021 Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of Amazon in the third quarter of this year, becoming executive chairman of the company he conceived 27 years ago on a road trip to Seattle, and turning over day-to-day operations to longtime lieutenant Andy Jassy, who made his mark as the leader of Amazon's fast-growing cloud business. READ THE STORY Follow @geekwire for updates. Send us a news tip. Share our newsletter. Forward to Friend Share Tweet Share Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire. Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St Suite 203 Seattle, Washington 98107 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences