He will be succeeded by Dave Clark, who currently serves as senior vice president of the company’s worldwide operations, Wilke wrote. ADIn his own memo to staff, Bezos described Wilke as his “tutor” and touted the executive’s contributions to Amazon. “He is simply one of those people without whom Amazon would be completely unrecognizable.”Amazon declined to make Bezos, Wilke or Clark available to comment. And unlike Wilke, whose expertise was in operations, Jassy is seen as more of a business visionary. ADWilke’s purview includes Amazon’s retail, operations, technology and its marketplace and accompanying seller services.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2020 14:19 UTC