AWS CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down

Date:
Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:10 +0000

Description:
AWS confirms Matt Garman as new CEO as Adam Selipsky steps down with
immediate effect.

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Amazon has confirmed Adam Selipsky's departure from his role as CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

In a blog post following an internal memo by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Matt Garman was announced as the new chief effective June 3.

Garman, who joined AWS officially in 2006 after a few months of internship, has been heading up Sales, Marketing and Global Services since 2020. AWS gets a (not so) new CEO

The move isn't surprising Selipsky, who was re-hired by Amazon in May 2021
as AWS CEO, agreed to take on the role on the basis that he would be
preparing the business for a new generation of leadership.

Selipsky, who moved over from a five-and-a-half-year stint as Tableau CEO, spent 11 years at AWS between 2005 and 2016.

Jassy summarized Garmans suitability for the role: Matt has an unusually strong set of skills and experiences for his new role. Hes very customer focused, a terrific product leader, inventive, a clever problem-solver, right a lot, has high standards and meaningful bias for action, and in the 18 years hes been in AWS, hes been one of the better learners Ive encountered.

In his letter, Jassy also praised Selipskys leadership during his time at
AWS, acknowledging his efforts in navigating challenges such as those thrown at him during the pandemic.

Under his guidance, Amazon Web Services recorded $25 billion in revenue in
its most recent quarter, which marked a considerable 17% year-on-year increase.

Looking ahead, Garmans left a cloud of uncertainty for AWS workers in the memo, noting that there will naturally be some organizational adjustments
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