Jeff Bezos
亞馬遜周二宣布，亞馬遜首席執(zhí)行官Jeff Bezos將于今年晚些時候辭職，到時將由公司的云計算高管Andy Jassy掌舵。Bezos將轉(zhuǎn)任亞馬遜董事會執(zhí)行主席。
Andy Jassy
Bezos于1994年創(chuàng)辦了亞馬遜，此后將這家昔日的在線書店變成了一家大型零售商，業(yè)務(wù)遍布全球，經(jīng)營品類從小工具、百貨到流媒體，不一而足。去年1月在Bezos的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，亞馬遜的市值突破了1萬億美元，如今市值已超過1.6萬億美元。
該公司之前對接任計劃秘而不宣，不過旁觀者推測，Jassy或亞馬遜全球消費者業(yè)務(wù)首席執(zhí)行官Jeff Wilke會是接任者。但是去年8月，亞馬遜宣布Wilke將于2021年退休。
Jassy于1997年加入亞馬遜，自AWS成立以來就一直領(lǐng)導(dǎo)云團隊。AWS繼續(xù)為亞馬遜帶來龐大利潤。
Bezos在致員工的信中說：“我很高興地宣布，我將在第三季度轉(zhuǎn)任亞馬遜董事會執(zhí)行主席，Andy Jassy將出任首席執(zhí)行官。擔(dān)任執(zhí)行主席期間，我打算將精力和注意力集中在新產(chǎn)品和早期計劃上。Andy在公司內(nèi)部名氣很大，在亞馬遜效力的時間幾乎與我一樣長。他將是杰出的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，我對他滿懷信心?！?/span>
這則重大消息是與財報一同發(fā)布的，AWS云服務(wù)第四季度凈銷售額為127.42億美元，比去年同期的99.54億美元增長28%；運營利潤為35.64億美元，高于去年同期的25.96億美元。
季度收入增長率
截至2020年10月，亞馬遜的營業(yè)收入中約52%來自AWS。
受收益報告和高管更迭消息的利好影響，亞馬遜股價周二在延長交易時段上漲約1%。2020年迄今亞馬遜股已上漲約4%，在過去12個月猛漲了近70%。
亞馬遜首席財務(wù)官Brian Olsavsky在公司的財報電話會議上表示，這一高管更迭是在與亞馬遜董事會協(xié)商后決定的。他表示，Bezos仍將保持高度參與性，在公司的許多不同部門會打有其烙印。他表示，Jassy是高瞻遠矚的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，將帶來自己的一套技能，但亞馬遜預(yù)計會平穩(wěn)過渡。
一旦上任，Jassy就需要帶領(lǐng)公司避開反壟斷問題。10月份，對包括亞馬遜在內(nèi)的大型科技公司的競爭做法進行了長達16個月的調(diào)查之后，眾議院司法委員會反壟斷小組委員會得出了結(jié)論：亞馬遜、蘋果、Facebook和谷歌擁有壟斷權(quán)。亞馬遜在歐盟也面臨反壟斷投訴。
眾議院司法委員會委員Ken Buck在亞馬遜宣布這一消息后馬上在Twitter上表示，他有一些問題要質(zhì)問Jassy，暗示了Jassy上任后面臨的早期障礙。
Bezos表示，他將繼續(xù)致力于重要的亞馬遜項目，但也會有更多的時間專注于Bezos地球基金、藍色起源（Blue Origin）太空飛船公司、《華盛頓郵報》和亞馬遜第一天基金。
Bezos在內(nèi)部公告中說：“盡管我仍歡快地來辦公室上班，但對這一權(quán)力交接感到很興奮。數(shù)百萬客戶依靠我們提供服務(wù)，100多萬員工依靠我們維持生計。成為亞馬遜的首席執(zhí)行官責(zé)任重大，很耗費精力。如果您接過這樣的重任，很難把注意力放在別的事情上。”
業(yè)界首席執(zhí)行官和亞馬遜競爭對手們紛紛對Bezos和Jassy即將到來的權(quán)力交接表示祝賀，微軟首席執(zhí)行官Satya Nadella稱Jassy的晉升“當(dāng)之無愧”。
Alphabet首席執(zhí)行官Sundar Pichai則向Bezos就他的其他項目表達了“最美好的祝愿”。
以下是Bezos致亞馬遜員工的信函全文：
Fellow Amazonians:
I'm excited to announce that this Q3 I'll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO.In the Exec Chair role,I intend to focus my energies and attention on new products and early initiatives.Andy is well known inside the company and has been at Amazon almost as long as I have.He will be an outstanding leader,and he has my full confidence.
This journey began some 27 years ago.Amazon was only an idea,and it had no name.The question I was asked most frequently at that time was,"What's the internet?"Blessedly,I haven't had to explain that in a long while.
Today,we employ 1.3 million talented,dedicated people,serve hundreds of millions of customers and businesses,and are widely recognized as one of the most successful companies in the world.
How did that happen?Invention.Invention is the root of our success.We've done crazy things together,and then made them normal.We pioneered customer reviews,1-Click,personalized recommendations,Prime's insanely-fast shipping,Just Walk Out shopping,the Climate Pledge,Kindle,Alexa,marketplace,infrastructure cloud computing,Career Choice,and much more.If you get it right,a few years after a surprising invention,the new thing has become normal.People yawn.And that yawn is the greatest compliment an inventor can receive.
I don't know of another company with an invention track record as good as Amazon's,and I believe we are at our most inventive right now.I hope you are as proud of our inventiveness as I am.I think you should be.
As Amazon became large,we decided to use our scale and scope to lead on important social issues.Two high-impact examples:our$15 minimum wage and the Climate Pledge.In both cases,we staked out leadership positions and then asked others to come along with us.In both cases,it's working.Other large companies are coming our way.I hope you're proud of that as well.
I find my work meaningful and fun.I get to work with the smartest,most talented,most ingenious teammates.When times have been good,you've been humble.When times have been tough,you've been strong and supportive,and we've made each other laugh.It is a joy to work on this team.
As much as I still tap dance into the office,I'm excited about this transition.Millions of customers depend on us for our services,and more than a million employees depend on us for their livelihoods.Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility,and it's consuming.When you have a responsibility like that,it's hard to put attention on anything else.As Exec Chair I will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need to focus on the Day 1 Fund,the Bezos Earth Fund,Blue Origin,The Washington Post,and my other passions.I've never had more energy,and this isn't about retiring.I'm super passionate about the impact I think these organizations can have.
Amazon couldn’t be better positioned for the future.We are firing on all cylinders,just as the world needs us to.We have things in the pipeline that will continue to astonish.We serve individuals and enterprises,and we’ve pioneered two complete industries and a whole new class of devices.We are leaders in areas as varied as machine learning and logistics,and if an Amazonian’s idea requires yet another new institutional skill,we’re flexible enough and patient enough to learn it.
Keep inventing,and don’t despair when at first the idea looks crazy.Remember to wander.Let curiosity be your compass.It remains Day 1.
Jeff
AWS
專欄
閩公網(wǎng)安備 35010202001226號
