Amazon reveals when Bezos will step down as CEO

Published May 26, 2021 12:00am ET



Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced the date that he will step down from his current role with the company.

Bezos, who helms the country’s second-largest company by revenue, announced on Wednesday during Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting that he will step down on July 5 and be replaced by Andy Jassy, who currently heads Amazon Web Services.

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