After leading Amazon to become a trillion dollar company, the founder Jeff Bezos has stepped down as its Chief Executive Officer.
He officially stepped down on Monday, July 5th 2021.
Andy Jassy who has been at Amazon for 24 years and is one of the highest-paid executives at the company, earning $36 million in 2016 alone has taken over from Bezos.
Bezos however will remain in the company as the Executive Chairman.
Always fascinated by space travel, later this month he aims to fly into space on the first crewed flight made by his company Blue Origin.
About Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. Bezos is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, having previously served as chairman, president and CEO of the company.