Company Amazon announced that its founder and the world's richest person, Jeff Bezos, is stepping down as CEO. He will be replaced by current CEO of Web services Andy Jassy, who will take over the role in the third quarter of this year. Bezos, who has a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine at $196,5 billion, will continue to actively participate in decision-making in Amazonbut from the position of executive chairman. Jeff Bezos was the CEO of the company Amazon since he founded it in 1995, originally with the idea of selling books. However, over the course of more than a quarter of a century, Amazon transformed into the world's largest online store, with an estimated value of $1,7 trillion.
"In my role as Executive Chairman, I intend to focus my energy and attention on new products and start-ups," Bezos announced in a letter to employeesancum. "This journey began 27 years ago and Amazon was just an idea, without any value. The question I was asked most often at the time was what the internet was. Fortunately, I didn't have to explain it for long," He added. The change in the CEO position was announced Amazon during the release of financial results for the third quarter of last year, in which the company achieved revenue of $96,1 billion.
Jeff Bezos then emphasized to investors that he has no intention of leaving the business either. Amazon, but as Chairman of the Board of Directors he will have the opportunity to continue to be involved in important matters relating to Amazonbut at the same time, he will have the time and energy he needs to focus on his other companies and projects such as Day 1, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, The Washington Post and more. “We've never had more energy and I'm definitely not retiring. I'm excited about the impact I think these organizations can have. At the same time, I have full confidence that Andy will replace me. He has been with the company almost as long as I have and will be an excellent leader.” said Bezoz. A very interesting interview with the founder AmazonYou can listen to it in the following video.
