Subscribe

Jeff Bezos To Hand Over Amazon CEO Role In July

May 27, 2021

Jeff Bezos, the founder and current CEO of Amazon, on Wednesday, cited July 5 as the exact date for his earlier announcement that he would step down as CEO of the company.

According to Bezos at the company’s stakeholder meeting, the current CEO of Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy, will take over the role from him.

While Bezos pointed out that July 5, 1994, was the date Amazon.com Inc was founded in Washington, he announced that his successor, Andy Jassy, was ready to take on the challenge.

According to Bezos, “He’s been at Amazon almost as long as I have, and he’s an outstanding leader.’

For more information, read the original story in CNET.

Top Stories

UK surgeon performs remote robotic surgery on patient 1,500 miles away

Kalshi declines payouts on Iran leadership prediction market after Khamenei’s death

CIOCAN launches memorial award honouring Canadian IT leader Fawn Annan

Check Point launches Canada-only security region to meet rising data residency demands

OpenAI amends Pentagon deal after backlash over surveillance concerns

QuitGPT: OpenAI faces consumer backlash after DoD deal

Related Articles

Oracle considering major layoffs as AI data centre costs climb

March 9, 2026 Oracle is reportedly considering cutting between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs as it seeks to fund a large more...

Judge rejects xAI bid to block California AI training data transparency law

March 9, 2026 A U.S. federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s xAI request for a preliminary injunction that would have more...

MDA Space ramps up satellite production amid rising defence demand

March 9, 2026 MDA Space says it is expanding satellite production and targeting more defence contracts as governments increase military more...

OpenAI developing GitHub rival after service disruptions 

March 4, 2026 OpenAI is developing an internal code-hosting platform that could compete with Microsoft-owned GitHub, according to a report more...

Picture of TND News Desk

TND News Desk

Staff writer for Tech Newsday.
Picture of TND News Desk

TND News Desk

Staff writer for Tech Newsday.

Jim Love

Jim is an author and podcast host with over 40 years in technology.

Share:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Tech News Day is a daily publication featuring key news stories about technology and how it affects businesses.

Follow Us

X-twitter Linkedin-in

Popular categories

Tech News Delivered

New, Relevant Tech Stories. Our selection is done by industry professionals – executives like you who pick the top stories for that day. Our writers summarize them to give you the key takeaways.
Subscribe
© 2025 TECHNEWSDAY. All rights reserved.