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Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington. [6] The company originally started as an online marketplace for books but gradually expanded its offerings to include a wide range of product categories. This diversification led to it being referred to as "The Everything Store". [7]
Andy Jassy. Andrew R. Jassy (born January 13, 1968) [5] is an American business executive who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Amazon. Before being appointed by Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board during the fourth quarter of 2020, [6] [7] Jassy had been the SVP and CEO of Amazon Web Services from 2003 to 2021.
Weeks has been a member of the board of directors of Amazon.com since February 2016. Business philosophy. Weeks has said that "If you’re going to sustain as an institution, you have to focus on problems that matter. For Corning, some of those things are cleaner air; safer, more effective medicines; and fast, reliable communication.
Amazon is adding artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors, a move that comes amid intense AI competition among startups and big technology companies. The Seattle ...
Daniel Peter Huttenlocher [2] is an American computer scientist, academic administrator and corporate director. He is the inaugural dean of the Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [3] Prior to this, he notably served as the inaugural dean of Cornell Tech at Cornell University, and as a member of ...
Board of directors memberships Brewer was a member of the board of directors at Amazon from 2019 to 2021. [11] [28] She was a director of Lockheed Martin from 2011 to 2017, and Molson Coors Brewing Company from 2006 to 2011.
2011–2019: Founding, Acquisition and pre-IPO. Chewy was founded under the name "Mr. Chewy" in June 2011 by Ryan Cohen [3] and Michael Day. [4] In March 2012, the company estimated a total yearly revenue of $26 million, despite losing money in its first half year. [4] [5] By 2017, the company had revenue of approximately $2 billion and 51% of ...
Karen Richardson. Jonathan J. "Jon" Rubinstein (born October 1956) is an American electrical engineer who played an instrumental role in the development of the iMac and iPod, [1] the portable music and video device first sold by Apple Computer Inc. in 2001. He left his position as senior vice president of Apple's iPod division on April 14, 2006.