Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark resigns

Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark resigns


Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations.

Lindsey Wasson | Reuters

Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business and a top lieutenant of Andy Jassy, will resign July 1 after 23 years at the company, Amazon announced in a regulatory filing Friday.

Clark is one of a handful of the most important executives at Amazon, overseeing the company’s sprawling retail business. He took over the role in 2020 after Jeff Wilke stepped down, previously serving as Amazon’s senior vice president of retail operations.

Clark quickly rose through the ranks at Amazon, joining the company in 1999 in its operations division. He is credited with scaling Amazon’s fulfillment and logistics programs, which have become the backbone of its retail business. His sharp eye for identifying weaknesses in its logistics operations earned him the nickname internally of “The Sniper,” Bloomberg reported.

As CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, Clark oversees a number of key units, including online stores, physical stores, the marketplace of third-party sellers, and the Amazon Prime subscription business, all of which generated more than 75% of Amazon’s revenue in the quarter ended March 31.

Amazon’s retail unit experienced explosive growth during the coronavirus pandemic amid an overall e-commerce boom, but the business has started to show some cracks in recent quarters.

Clark’s departure comes two days after Sheryl Sandberg announced that she’s leaving her role operating chief role at Facebook parent Meta after 14 years.

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