
Previous to AWS, Soo led the strategy for the Public Sector market at BlackBerry. Add to that the higher cost of energy and persistent supply chain issues, and Amazon was suddenly facing some challenges that were beginning to have a serious impact on earnings. She was previously the Technical Advisor to Andy Jassy.

As we headed into 2022, other macroeconomic factors began to affect commerce - online and brick-and-mortar - as inflation soared and consumers’ buying power began to diminish. Suddenly, everyone wasn’t buying everything online anymore. The future was bright, but as Jassy took over last year, people were heading out again. The company’s revenues mushroomed and its workforce exploded, with the organization adding an astonishing 800,000 workers, mostly in its warehouses (per The Wall Street Journal). People stuck in lockdown turned to Amazon for their goods. Like many chief executives, he inherited the problems left behind by his predecessor.ĭuring the pandemic, Amazon became the general store for the world. Much of what has happened has been out of his control. So when Bezos announced he was stepping down early last year, it didn’t take long for the organization to turn to Jassy, whose hard work at AWS and his deep understanding of company culture seemed to make him the perfect heir apparent.īut things haven’t necessarily gone as planned since he took over the leadership role in July 2021. He made it into the crown jewel of the company. It wasn’t exactly a rise from the mailroom, but Jassy was there as founder Jeff Bezos’ aide-de-camp when they came up with the idea of AWS in the early 2000s at an executive offsite. But before he reached the corner office, he helped build Amazon Web Services, its cloud arm, into a $60 billion juggernaut.


#ANDY JASSY BLACKBERRY SOFTWARE#
The 11-year AWS veteran and current Tableau Software CEO will replace Andy Jassy. One week after Amazon announced 18,000 layoffs, CEO Andy Jassy took to LinkedIn Friday to tout. In an age when people switch jobs frequently, he has been at Amazon for 25 years, working his way up to president and CEO. Cloud News 5 Big Things To Know About AWS’ New CEO Adam Selipsky Donna Goodison March 24, 2021, 03:13 PM EDT. Cloud News Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Touts AWS Innovation Mark Haranas January 13, 2023, 02:07 PM EST. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is the definition of a company man.
