{"id":22129,"date":"2023-09-25T21:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/news\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-to-replace-ceo-bob-smith-with-outgoing-amazon-exec-dave-limp\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T21:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:20:42","slug":"jeff-bezos-blue-origin-to-replace-ceo-bob-smith-with-outgoing-amazon-exec-dave-limp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=22129","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin to replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">Amazon<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is retiring effective Dec. 4 and will remain with the company until Jan. 2 for the CEO transition, according to notes to Blue Origin staff written by Smith and Bezos that were obtained by CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CNBC, a Blue Origin spokesperson praised Limp as &#8220;a proven innovator with a customer-first mindset&#8221; who has &#8220;extensive experience in the high-tech industry and growing highly complex organizations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amazon announced last month that Limp would be stepping down later this year. As Amazon&#8217;s devices and services chief, Limp oversaw Amazon&#8217;s Alexa, Echo and Ring units, as well as some of its more experimental divisions like Zoox autonomous vehicles, and the Project Kuiper internet satellite business.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation came as a shock, as Limp spent more than 13 years at Amazon, rising to become a top lieutenant of CEO Andy Jassy and a member of his vaunted S-Team, a tight-knit group of senior executives across almost all of its businesses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-blockquote\">\n<p><em>Sign up here to receive weekly editions of CNBC&#8217;s Investing in Space newsletter<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amazon has not announced a replacement for Limp yet, but\u00a0Bloomberg\u00a0and\u00a0other outlets\u00a0have reported that the company is expected to hire Microsoft product chief Panos Panay.<\/p>\n<p>Read Bezos&#8217; message to Blue Origin employees on Monday:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-blockquote\">\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to share that Dave Limp will join Blue starting December 4th as CEO, replacing Bob, who has elected to step aside on January 2. The overlap is purposeful to ensure a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<p>Before I provide some background on Dave, I&#8217;d like to take the time to recognize Bob and the significant growth and transformation we&#8217;ve experienced during his tenure. Under Bob&#8217;s leadership, Blue has grown to several billion dollars in sales orders, with a substantial backlog for our vehicles and engines. Our team has increased from 850 people when Bob joined to more than 10,000 today. We&#8217;ve expanded from one office in Kent to building a launch pad at LC-36 and five million square feet of facilities across seven states.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission has grown too \u2013 we&#8217;ve flown 31 people above the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n Line, almost five percent of all the people who have been to space. Flight-qualified BE-4 engines are ready to boost Vulcan into orbit. New Glenn is nearing launch next year, and, with our recent NASA contract, we will land Americans back on the Moon, this time to stay. We have also engaged and inspired millions of children and educators through our Club for the Future efforts. We&#8217;ve made tremendous progress in building a road to space for the benefit of Earth, thanks to each of you and Bob&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve worked closely with Dave for many years. He is the right leader at the right time for Blue. Dave joins us after almost 14 years at Amazon, where he most recently served as senior vice president of Amazon Devices and Services, leading Kuiper, Kindle, Alexa, Zoox, and many other businesses. Before Amazon, Dave had roles at other high-tech companies, including Palm and Apple. Dave is a proven innovator with a customer-first mindset and extensive experience leading and scaling large, complex organizations. Dave has an outstanding sense of urgency, brings energy to everything, and helps teams move very fast.<\/p>\n<p>Please join me in welcoming Dave and thanking Bob. Through this transition, I know we&#8217;ll remain focused on our customer commitments, production schedules, and executing with speed and operational excellence. I look forward to the many exciting and historic milestones ahead of us!<\/p>\n<p>Jeff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read Smith&#8217;s message to Blue Origin employees:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-blockquote\">\n<p>Team Blue,<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been about six years since I joined Blue Origin. During that time, our team, facilities, and sales orders have grown dramatically, and we&#8217;ve made significant contributions to the history of spaceflight.<br \/>With pride and satisfaction in all that we&#8217;ve accomplished, I&#8217;m announcing that effective December 4, I will be stepping aside as Chief Executive Officer of Blue Origin. I will remain with Blue until January 2 to ensure a smooth transition with the new CEO.<\/p>\n<p>It has been my privilege to be part of this great team, and I am confident that Blue Origin&#8217;s greatest achievements are still ahead of us. We&#8217;ve rapidly scaled this company from its prototyping and research roots to a large, prominent space business. We have the right strategy. a supremely talented team, a robust customer base, and some of the most technically ambitious and exciting projects in the entire industry. We also have a team that cares deeply about its mission, legacy, and how we contribute to the next generation and bring everyone into a brighter future.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff and I have been discussing my plan for months, and Jeff will announce Blue&#8217;s new CEO in a separate note shortly. I&#8217;m very excited about the operational excellence and culture of innovation this new leader will bring to Blue. building on the foundation we&#8217;ve created over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m committed to ensuring this transition is flawless, and everyone should know that Ill always be on Team Blue.<\/p>\n<p>Gradatim Ferociter.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: An earlier version of this story mischaracterized Dave Limp&#8217;s status at Amazon.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/09\/25\/blue-origin-ceo-bob-smith-out-replaced-by-former-amazon-exec-dave-limp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. 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