CEO Andy Jassy said on Tuesday that longtime Amazon employee Doug Herrington will take over as Worldwide Amazon Stores’ new CEO. joined Amazon in 2005 and has been a member of the high-level S-team since 2011. According to Amazon, he began working in the company’s consumables division, introduced AmazonFresh in 2007, and took over as CEO of the North American consumer business in 2015. At Amazon, Herrington created and introduced a number of significant initiatives, including the well-liked moms-only loyalty club.
The action follows Amazon’s earlier this month announced resignation of Dave Clark as CEO of Worldwide Consumer, effective July 1. Later, Clark said that he will be taking over as CEO of supply chain software startup Flexport in September. Herrington brought to Amazon a wealth of knowledge about groceries. The business has actively attempted to grow in this region. a former vice president of the failed dot-com grocery company Webvan, helped Amazon gain footing in the market when he introduced Prime Pantry and Amazon Fresh, two food delivery services that have since been discontinued.
Under the new arrangement, Felton, who has held a number of executive positions in operations and logistics at Amazon, would answer to Herrington. The leaders of Amazon’s physical, international, and North American retail divisions, the eCommerce Foundation, pharmacy/Amazon Care/healthcare, Selling Partner Services, Buy with Prime, and Amazon’s top economist will be among other direct subordinates.
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