Microsoft alumnus Panos Panay has actually been actually touched to lead Amazon.com’s Gadget & Companies (D&S) company, the shopping titan affirmed today.
Panay was actually recently along with Microsoft for over 19 years, very most just recently functioning as its own EVP and also Principal Item Policeman, leading the Microsoft window + Equipments segmentation. Panay started his period at Microsoft in the function of Team System Supervisor, personal computer equipment, back in 2004. After an eight-year assignment as Business VP of Microsoft Equipments, the exec was actually assigned to his newest function in 2018. In the course of his opportunity at Microsoft, Panay was actually known for his enthusiastic Area discussions.
In a weblog post introducing the information, Amazon.com chief executive officer Andy Jassy composed: “As a tough item contractor and also developer that possesses deep-seated expertise in both equipment and also combined solutions, Panos is going to be actually a wonderful add-on to our D&S company proceeding.”
Panay is going to start his brand-new function by the end of Oct.
The information is actually certainly not an unpleasant surprise, as TechCrunch reported, it was actually reported previously this month to become taking place when Panay’s shift coming from Microsoft was actually revealed. As TC’s Brian Heating system took note, bringing on somebody along with personal computer expertise could possibly denote a switch in concentration for Amazon.com’s Equipments & Solutions branch, which was actually affected through in 2013’s Amazon.com discharges.
Amazon’s hardware chief Dave Limp in August confirmed he would be stepping down by end of the year. Earlier this week, it was announced that Limp would be taking over as CEO of Jeff Bezos’ other company, aerospace outfit, Blue Origin. Limp, who was Amazon.com’s senior vice president of devices and services for more than 13 years, had overseen the development and rollout of numerous products, including Echo and Alexa, as well as the business’s collection of Fire tablet computers.
