Jeff Bezos says will pass baton to new Amazon CEO on July 5
By Austine in Business
Updated 3 years ago
SEATTLE — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth. He said Wednesday that Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take over the CEO role on July 5. Jassy currently runs the company's cloud-computing business.