Share All sharing options for: Andy Jassy officially takes over as Amazon CEO from Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos, who has served as the CEO of Amazon since founding the company exactly 27 years ago on July 5th, 1994, has officially stepped down from the role.

Who owns Amazon now 2021?

#1 Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. He stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman on July 5, 2021. Amazon thrived during the pandemic; revenues in 2020 grew 38% to $386 billion as people stayed home and made online purchases.

Who is taking over Amazon as CEO?

Andy Jassy, former head of Amazon Web Services (AWS), takes charge of Amazon.com's operations from Monday. The 53-year-old replaces Jeff Bezos as the CEO of the world's largest e-commerce firm.