ANDY
JASSY
From 2021 he is the CEO / President of Amazon.
He supervises and directs the overall operations of Amazon.
Andy plays an influential role in strategy formulation and strategic decision-making.
He supports Amazon's investment, acquisition, and expansion processes.
Andy is responsible for Amazon's financial performance.
Implemented 2 new principles in its internal culture.
Leaders work every day to create a safer,
more productive, higher performing, more
diverse and fairer work environment. They
lead with empathy, have fun at work and
make it easy for others to have fun.
Leaders create more than they consume
and always leave things better than they
found them.
Andyy is lauded for his talent in crafting a strong vision and strategy, leading AWS to
cloud computing dominance.
Andy's unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction has been a major driver of
Amazon's success.
Andy is recognized for nurturing innovation at Amazon, spurring new product and
service development, including Amazon Prime and the Kindle.
CEO Andy Jassy has implemented numerous cost cuts.
At the start of his new position at the head of Amazon,
in 2022 he recorded the worst balance sheet in 20
years due to bad investment.
Meeting investor expectations for growth and profits
has been seen as a downside of Jassy's leadership,
potentially favoring short-term gains over long-term
sustainability.
Amazon has received criticism for its high-pressure work environment, including long
hours. While not solely Jassy's responsibility, it has been present during his leadership.
Critics
say
Amazon
should
sustainability commitments.
take
stronger
environmental
actions
beyond
its
In 2014, Amazon clashed with Hachette over e-book pricing. Andy Jassy, heading AWS,
held sway. Despite public pressure, Jassy and Amazon held firm, protecting their
interests and ultimately settling with Hachette. This highlights their readiness to tackle
conflicts, even with major industry players.
Negotiating with cloud service
providers to secure competitive
pricing for Amazon Web Services
(AWS) customers.
Jassy may have helped AWS
teams overcome differences in
planning new services.
working
with
legal
and
government relations teams to
resolve conflicts in a legal and
ethical manner.
While leading AWS, Jassy championed cloud
innovation to address business challenges. AWS
introduced
innovative
services
that
aided
enterprises in solving scalability, storage, and data
processing issues. For instance, AWS Lambda
allowed code execution without the need to
manage servers, streamlining troubleshooting
Andy led efforts to enhance Amazon's supply chain
by
creating
more
efficient
delivery
routing
algorithms. This addressed logistical challenges
and lowered expenses.
Andy managed AWS infrastructure for Amazon's
cloud leadership.
Andy oversaw new service launches and global
expansion.
He empowered his AWS team to innovate and make
independent decisions, fostering a culture of autonomy
and accountability that boosted AWS's success.
At Amazon, Andy advanced internal leaders, like Jeff Wilke,
who climbed from a warehouse manager to a senior
executive under Jassy's guidance.
Jassy's effective leadership centers on results, high standards, and process improvement,
shaped by his tennis-driven, action-oriented style.
He's a results-driven leader, committed to Amazon's evolving principles and work-life
balance, remaining optimistic despite challenges.
Jassy is lauded for his intellectual debates with Jeff Bezos and his ability to maintain
high standards without resorting to yelling or undermining staff.
He's extremely detail-oriented, dedicating extensive time to critical details and pressing
for process improvements to prevent future issues.
In March 2021, Black Amazon employees reported bias and demotions, leading to a race
issue. Andy Jassy, Amazon's Black Employee Network executive sponsor, defended the
company internally, acknowledging the need for improvement.
Jassy also overruled AWS's recommendation not to fire a senior executive for
discriminatory comments to a Black female employee.
Amazon received criticism for ethical concerns, including climate change and human
rights, with Jassy facing criticism for his response.
In May 2022, Amazon investors rejected 15 ethics proposals and approved a $212 million
CEO pay package for Andy Jassy.
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electric
car
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its
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balance
sheet
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