In a memo to staff, Amazon Chief ExecutiveAndy Jassysaid the departure of Mr. Blackburn, who had returned to Amazon about 18 months ago from a sabbatical, will result in restructuring and leadership changes at the global media and entertainment division, which Mr. Blackburn oversaw. Amazon Senior Vice PresidentMike Hopkinswill continue in his role as day-to-day head of Amazon Prime and its television and movie studios. In his latest role, Mr. Blackburn also was responsible for Amazon Music, Wondery, Audible, Twitch and Amazon Games. Alicia Boler Davis,Amazon’s senior vice president of global customer fulfillment and a member of the company’s S-Team, resigned in June. Tom Taylor, a senior vice president of Amazon’s Alexa division, also recently departed the company.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 02, 2022 19:51 UTC