in that role included Amazon's massive delivery and warehouse network, as well as the Prime membership and marketing teams. It's unclear whether Amazon will promote someone to this position or if it will split the job with a number of other executives.Steve Kessel, former SVP of physical stores, was one of the most powerful executives at Amazon before his abruptlast year.
But Amazon's spokesperson told Insider the company has no plans to fill this position. It already has"a strong bench of existing leaders," including VP of F3 Stephanie Landry and VP of physical stores Dilip Kumar, who both report to Clark, the spokesperson said.Amazon lost Jae Park, its head of design for the devices team, last year. In his
, Park reported to SVP of devices Dave Limp and oversaw the user experience of Amazon's array of personal devices, such as the Echo voice assistant and Kindle e-reader. Park is now at Google.Jon Witham, a 22-year company veteran, is expected to retire later this year, leaving the VP of hardlines position he hasempty.
Amazon's spokesperson told Insider there will not be a direct replacement for Witham's role once he retires. His division may continue to report to Doug Herrington, who leads all of marketplace, or be divided among other executives.The VP of robotics position is a key part of Amazon's logistics arm, overseeing the automation technology used across its warehouse and delivery network, including the Kiva robots.
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