following the chief executive’s departure, with both businessmen touting plans to settle on Mars and the Moon.
Mr Batistich also expects the Amazon founder to make his mark on politics, given his already significant political influence and lobbying power, though he deemed a run at the US presidency unlikely. “I’ve never seen anyone sort of more operationally excellent than Andy, in terms of running a day to day business he’s remarkably good,” he said.
“He’s customer obsessed, he moves quickly, he’s really got similar DNA to Jeff, but he’s probably a little bit more open and less idiosyncratic than Jeff Bezos,” he said. “Andy is a lot more affable and brings a more open style, which I think is important when you’re moving on from such an enigmatic founder.”