Longtime Amazon Executive Jeff Wilke to Retire Next Year

Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke. (Reuters)
Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke. (Reuters)
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Longtime Amazon Executive Jeff Wilke to Retire Next Year

Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke. (Reuters)
Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke. (Reuters)

Amazon retail chief Jeff Wilke, who has helped Amazon transform itself from an online bookstore into a global colossus, is retiring early next year.

Wilke, 53, has been with Amazon for more than two decades and was regarded as a potential successor to founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. His oversight at Amazon grew along with the company, running not just Amazon.com, but the Whole Foods grocery chain and its physical book stores.

Wilke is referred to within Amazon as “The other Jeff” to differentiate him from Bezos. The two have worked closely together since Wilke joined the company in 1999, four years after Amazon.com started selling books online.

Wilke will be replaced by Dave Clark, who runs the Amazon's warehouses and delivery network, the Seattle-based company said Friday.

In an email to staff, Wilke said that he doesn't have another job lined up.

"So why leave? It’s just time," he wrote in the email. “Time for me to take time to explore personal interests that have taken a back seat for over two decades.”

Wilke said he will focus on running the company through the holiday season, which is shaping up to be the busiest one yet for Amazon. Sales have skyrocketed as online sales boom during the pandemic.

“He is simply one of those people without whom Amazon would be completely unrecognizable,” Bezos wrote in a memo to staff. “Thank you, Jeff, for your contributions and your friendship.”



Saudi Arabia’s GAMI Participates in Paris Airshow 2025 to Boost Global Partnerships

GAMI's involvement in the airshow builds on the Kingdom's ongoing successes at international forums and underlines its commitment to developing a competitive defense and security industrial sector. (SPA)
GAMI's involvement in the airshow builds on the Kingdom's ongoing successes at international forums and underlines its commitment to developing a competitive defense and security industrial sector. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia’s GAMI Participates in Paris Airshow 2025 to Boost Global Partnerships

GAMI's involvement in the airshow builds on the Kingdom's ongoing successes at international forums and underlines its commitment to developing a competitive defense and security industrial sector. (SPA)
GAMI's involvement in the airshow builds on the Kingdom's ongoing successes at international forums and underlines its commitment to developing a competitive defense and security industrial sector. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) launched on Monday its participation at the International Paris Airshow 2025, held at Paris-Le Bourget Airport until June 22.

The opening day was attended by GAMI Governor Eng. Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Saleh Al-Jasser, President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, and Saudi Ambassador to France Fahad Al-Ruwaily, along with numerous officials, experts, and experts from around the world.

Al-Ohali emphasized that GAMI’s participation in the airshow aligns with its efforts to strengthen international partnerships, attract high-value investments, and empower national talent.

These efforts contribute to achieving the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, including the localization of over 50% of military spending, he added.

Such international engagements underscore Saudi Arabia’s growing global influence and highlight the significant progress made in developing investor-friendly policies, regulations, and an industrial environment that supports the sector’s growth both domestically and globally, he stressed.

GAMI's involvement in the airshow builds on the Kingdom's ongoing successes at international forums and underlines its commitment to developing a competitive defense and security industrial sector.

The sector aims to support the national economy and achieve sustainable security by building international partnerships that serve mutual interests.