Who became CEO of Amazon after Jeff Bezos stepped down in 2021?

Andy Jassy became Amazon’s CEO after Jeff Bezos stepped down in 2021. Jassy took over on July 5, 2021, while Bezos moved into the role of executive chairman.

Jassy joined Amazon in 1997 and became one of the company’s most influential executives. He founded Amazon Web Services, commonly known as AWS, and led it from its launch in 2006. Under his direction, AWS grew from an internal infrastructure project into a major cloud-computing business serving companies, governments, and developers worldwide.

The succession was announced in February 2021, when Bezos said he would transition away from the chief executive role later that year. Jassy’s selection reflected the importance of AWS to Amazon’s future and made him one of the few senior leaders with deep experience across the company’s operations and technology businesses.

Dave Clark, Jeff Wilke, and Brian Olsavsky were all prominent Amazon executives, but none replaced Bezos as CEO. Clark led Amazon’s worldwide consumer business before leaving, Wilke was a former consumer chief, and Olsavsky served as chief financial officer.