Meet Andy Jassy: Amazon’s next CEO.
Set to succeed
@JeffBezos
in Q3,
@ajassy
is the current CEO of
@awscloud
and has been with Amazon since it went public 24 years ago. He’s also a close confidant of Bezos.
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@ajassy
helped build
@awscloud
from the ground up since 2003 and as CEO, has grown it into a $40 billion business.
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A big decision led by Jassy and his team was the recent call to cut off social media app Parler from Amazon’s cloud-hosting service.
This decision contributed to the ongoing debate around the tech industry’s power and influence on public discourse.
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Current and former employees told Insider that Jassy’s leadership is hard-charging and that he’s obsessed with customer experience.
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They also said
@ajassy
takes interest in the specifics that are not common to executives of his level, with high standards and keen attention to detail. Jassy reviews every press release for
@awscloud
and gives approval on major branding changes.
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In a letter written to his 1.3 million employees,
@JeffBezos
said Jassy will be an “outstanding leader.” Even though Bezos is handing over the day-to-day management of the company to him, he’ll still be “engaged in important Amazon initiatives.”
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@ajassy
is one of the highest-paid executives at Amazon, raking in more than $20 million within the past three years. In 2016 alone, Jassy earned over $36 million while Bezos made about $1.7 million in total, according to
@CNBC
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Now that
@ajassy
is moving up to CEO of Amazon, a CEO role for
@awscloud
is open. Here are a few star execs who have made their mark on AWS, making them likely CEO candidates.
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@SAI
@JeffBezos
@ajassy
@awscloud
Andy Jassy has a big shoe to fit in, I guess he is equal to the tasks of Amazon ahead. Kudos.
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@SAI
@JeffBezos
@ajassy
@awscloud
Oh okay he just hiring a snitch for himself lol true🙄 Jeff better stop touching lil girls
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