Jeff Bezos, who is the richest man in the world, according to “Forbes”, announced that he will retire from his position as CEO of Amazon.
His departure will be official in the third quarter of 2021. His position will be filled by Andy Jassy, head of the company’s cloud computing unit.
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Amazon confirmed in a statement that, Although retiring, Bezos will continue to be part of the company as CEO.
“Now, I see Amazon as the most inventive, which makes it a great time for this transition.”, Jeff Bezos explained in the document with which he announced the news.
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According to the “El Economista” environment, “Fourth-quarter sales rose 44 percent to $ 125.6 billion, exceeding the analyst’s average of $ 119.7 billion. Earnings were $ 14.09 per share, compared to analysts’ forecasts of $ 7.34. ” In other words, the company is on the roll.
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As in the case of Bezos, there were others in which tycoons and company founders resigned.
Bill Gates
In 2020, Bill Gates was listed by Forbes magazine as the second richest man in the world.
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Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. In 1986 he became the youngest billionaire in the US at only 31 years old, according to “BBC”.
Gates’ tour was one of the most prominent in the media around the world. In 2020 he was listed by Forbes magazine as the second richest man on the planet, one notch lower than Jeff Bezos.
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According to the BBC, Gates’ retirement from Microsoft took place in 2008, when he left the company’s CEO.
Since then he has only participated on the board. Of course, in early 2020, Gates reported that he was leaving the company altogether.
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It currently focuses on public health, global development, education and climate change. He was recognized for being a dedicated philanthropist, along with his wife Melinda, from the foundation that bears his name.
As reported by the BBC, “The couple was named two years ago by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the most generous charity in the United States, after contributing $ 4.8 billion to their founding in 2017.”.
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Larry Page
Sergei Bin on the left and Larry Page on the right.
In December 2019, Larry Page, co-founder of Google, resigned from his position as CEO of the technology company Alphabet, after holding this position for four years.
However, He continued to serve on the company’s board of directors. It was the first time he left a managerial position since he founded Google, together with Sergey Brin, in 1998.
According to the Spanish publication “El País”, Page continues to be a prominent voice in Alphabet and Google, both due to its founding status and the fact that it controls 5.8% of the shares.
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Serghei Bin
Larry Page on the left and Sergei Bin on the right
Sergei Bin, the other co-founder of Google, resigned as president of Alphabet..
Bin, like Larry Page, decided to step down for the same date in 2019. In a statement they gave, they both said that “Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a president.”
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The decisions were made, according to the text, in favor of the company. “Now that Alphabet is well established and Google and other companies are operating as independent companies, it’s time to simplify the administrative structure.”
Bin keeps 25.9%. of the total voting power and 5.6% of the company’s shares.
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Steve Ballmer
In 2020, Forbes ranked him as the eleventh richest man in the world.
Eccentric billionaire Steve Ballmer was CEO of Microsoft. He joined in 1980 as an employee and, only a year later, already owned 8% of the company.
Was the first business manager of the technology company.
In 2008 he became CEO and was then It became Bill Gates’ right hand man.
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In 2013, just five years later, he announced his retirement from office, referring to a 12-month transition period. On February 4, 2014, it was announced that Satya Nadella will be the new CEO of the company.
Finally, on 19 August 2014, Ballmer fired completely from his position at Microsoft
In 2020, Forbes ranked him as the eleventh richest man in the world. He owns one fortune of over 80,000 million dollars (over two hundred and eighty-two trillion pesos).
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Due to this, he did not skimp on the occasional indulgence of luxury. Most famous: he bought the basketball team from Los Angeles Clippers (United States).
“I will provide the necessary means for the team, with the best coach, the best workers and the best players, so that they are the first on the field” Ballmer said after acquiring the NBA team.
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