Andy Jassy, an Amazon pioneer, inherits Bezos's challenges and rewards

New York (AFP) July 5, 2021

Amazon's new CEO Andy Jassy has been a trusted lieutenant to founder Jeff Bezos since the early days of the online behemoth, but he is taking over a company that faces new scrutiny to its expanding influence. Jassy was just 29 when he joined Amazon in 1997, three years after Bezos started a then-modest business from his Seattle garage. With an MBA degree in hand, Jassy left prestigious H