Jeff Blackburn is retiring for the second time from Amazon, the place he held numerous high-profile management roles over 20 years.

Amazon stated Friday that the senior vice chairman of worldwide media and leisure will stay on the firm by means of early 2023 to “guarantee a easy transition.”

Blackburn joined Amazon in 1998 and has labored on a quantity initiatives on the firm together with promoting, Amazon Studios and Prime Video service and music enterprise. He helped information Amazon by means of its IPO when he was a junior funding banker at Deutsche Financial institution.

“Amazon would not be the identical firm with out Jeff, and I would prefer to thank him for his many contributions to the corporate’s success up to now and sooner or later,” Amazon chief Andy Jassy stated in a press release.

In Feb. 2021, Blackburn introduced the primary time he was retiring from Amazon, following a year-long sabbatical. He rejoined that Might because the senior vice chairman of a brand new International Media & Leisure division, overseeing Amazon’s video, music, podcast, and gaming companies.

With Blackburn’s upcoming departure, Amazon stated it could make some management modifications. Mike Hodges, the present head of Prime Video, Amazon Studios and MGM will report back to Jassy together with Steve Increase, who leads the corporate’s music and podcasting groups. Increase can even lead the corporate’s Audible, Twitch and Video games companies.

“The final 18 months have been a thrill – working with all of you in GME and launching a few of our greatest, boldest tasks ever in leisure and sports activities,” Blackburn stated in a press release. “However I’ve determined to spend 2023 otherwise, giving extra time to household, and really feel strongly that is the appropriate determination for me.

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