Amazon Unternehmenskultur

Mr. Jeffrey M. Blackburn has served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Entertainment of Amazon.com, Inc. (the ???Company???) since April 2006. From June 2004 to April 2006, he was Vice President, Business Development of the Company from July 2003 to June 2004, he was Vice President, European Customer Service of the Company and from November 2002 to July 2003, he was Vice President, Operations Integration of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in 1998, Mr. Blackburn was Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. He holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Diego Piacentini has been Senior Vice President of International Consumer Business at Amazon.com Inc. since February 2012. Mr. Piacentini has been on leave of absence starting from August 1, 2016. From January 2007 to February 2012, he served as Senior Vice President, International Retail, from November 2001 to December 2006, he served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Retail and Marketing and from February 2000 to November 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International. He was responsible for marketing and retail operations for Amazon.com's Media, Apparel, Sporting Goods, Health and Personal Care, Beauty, Jewelry and Gourmet categories and was a member of Amazon.com's senior executive team. Mr. Piacentini added the U.S. retail business to his portfolio in January 2002, following two years at the helm of the international business. Under his leadership, Amazon.com launched two new Web sites, Amazon.fr and Amazon.co.jp and significantly increased international revenues, customers, product selection and technological features across all international sites. Since joined Amazon.com in February 2000 until November 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International. Prior to Amazon.com, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Europe at Apple Computer, Inc., with responsibility for Apple Computer's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He joined Apple Computer in 1987. He held several financial management positions both in Apple Italy and at a European level until 1993. He served as Sales Director for Apple Italy since 1994 and General Manager for Apple Italy since May 1995. Before joining Apple Computer, he held a financial management position at Fiatimpresit in Italy. He has traveled and worked across Europe, Asia and North America. Mr. Piacentini holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University of Milan.

Mr. Andrew R. Jassy, also known as Andy, has been Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services at Amazon.com, Inc. since April 13, 2016. Mr. Jassy leads the Amazon Web Services business (AWS) and the Technology Infrastructure organization for Amazon.com. He served as Senior Vice President of Amazon Web Services at Amazon.com Inc. since April 2006 until April 13, 2016. He served as Vice President of Web Services at Amazon.com Inc. from January 2005 to April 2006. Mr. Jassy served as Vice President of Associates and Web Services of Amazon.com Inc. from September 2003 to January 2005 and served as its Vice President and Technical Assistant from November 2002 to September 2003. Prior to Amazon.com, he founded a marketing consulting company in 1997 and served as its Manager. He served as a Director of Coupa Software Inc. Mr. Jassy earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and his Master's of business administration from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Douglas Gurr, also known as Doug, serves as UK Country Manager at Amazon.co Inc. Mr. Gurr served as President of China Amazon.com Inc. from September 1, 2014 to July 2016. Mr. Gurr served as Global Vice President - UK at Amazon.com Inc. from 2011 to September 1, 2014, where Mr. Gurr is in charge of outdoor furnishing products. He founded Blueheath Holdings Plc and served as its Chief Executive Officer from June 4, 2004 to August 31, 2006. Mr. Gurr served as a Partner and Head of the UK Retail Practice of McKinsey & Company from 2000 to 2001. He served as Director of Executive Development at ASDA Group Limited until January 2011. Mr. Gurr served at a number of grocery retailers on supply chain and procurement from 1995 to 2001. Prior to McKinsey & Company, he was a Principal at the UK Department of Transport. He served as Chairman of Science Museum trading company. He has been Non-Executive Director at Department for Work and Pensions since February 2016. Mr. Gurr served as an Executive Director of Blueheath Holdings Plc until August 31, 2006. He served as a board member at Wal-Mart. Mr. Gurr served as a Trustee of the Science Museum and a Non Executive Director of their trading company. Mr. Gurr holds PhD in Theoretical Computing from The University of Edinburgh , Master of Mathematics in Pure Mathematics and BA in Mathematics from University of Cambridge.

Mr. Bob Berney has been the Head of Movie Distribution & Marketing for Thewrap.Com at Amazon Studios since June 01, 2015. Mr. Berney oversees distribution and marketing for all Amazon Original Movies. He has been the President of Theatrical Distribution at FilmDistrict Holdings, LLC since September 2012. Mr. Berney serves as the President of Theatrical Distribution at GK Films, LLC. Mr. Berney previously served as Chief Executive Officer of indie film marketing and distribution company Picturehouse. He served as the President of Picturehouse Films, LLC since March 2005. He served as President of New Market Films. He founded and operated independent film distribution and marketing companies Apparition, Picturehouse, Newmarket Films and IFC Films, and was responsible for releasing critically acclaimed and award-winning films such as Memento, La Vie En Rose, Pan's Labyrinth, The Young Victoria, The Passion of the Christ, Monster and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, among many others. He has also served as an independent distribution and marketing consultant and began his career in exhibition managing and owning movie theaters in Texas. Mr. Berney has a fantastic ability to connect with filmmakers and he orchestrates very creative marketing campaigns.

Mr. Louis J. Castle, II, also known as Lou, has been the Head of Seattle Game-Production Studio at Amazon.com, Inc. since March 2017. Mr. Castle serves as a Treasurer of The Meadows School. He served as a Senior Advisor of Transfluent Oy (Transfluent Ltd). He co-founded BLT Acquisition Group, LLC. He is a passionate philanthropist in his hometown of Las Vegas. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of GarageGames, LLC. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer of SHFL entertainment, Inc. since October 3, 2011. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of InstantAction, Inc. since July 2009. He is a 26-year game industry veteran. He co-founded and served as Vice President of Westwood Studios for 18 years. While at Westwood Studios, he served in various capacities including Vice President of Creative Development, General Manager, Chief Operating Officer and Finance Officer. Through Westwood Studios, he contributed a visualization lab to the UNLV School of Architecture and a motion capture system to the school of medicine for prosthetic research. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Shuffle Master, Inc. He served as Vice President of Studios at Zygna. He served as Vice President of Creative Development at Electronic Arts. He served as Vice President of Creative Development at Los Angeles studio of Electronic Arts Inc. since 2003 and served as General Manager of its Blueprint Studio. In this role, he was responsible for the production and business strategy. He serves as the Chairman at Metric Gaming LLC and KNPR, Las Vegas' public radio station. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Mojaro, Inc. He serves as a Director of Business Benefits Inc. and Digital Extreme Technologies, Inc. He has been Member of Board of Trustees of Three Square Food Bank since 2009. He serves as a Trustee of The Meadows School. He serves as Director of KNPR, Las Vegas' public radio station. He served as a Director of SHFL entertainment, Inc. from March 15, 2005 to October 2011. He serves on Advisory Boards for the UNLV Arts Council, The Andre Agassi Foundation, The Nevada Ballet Theatre, The Las Vegas Springs Preserve and the Make a Wish foundation. He serves on the Lt. Governor's Entrepreneur's Council, the Executive Committee of the Nevada Development Authority, the Advisory Board of Irwin Union Bank. He has served for 14 years on the advisory board of the Game Developers Conference - the industry's premier annual development conference. He served on the board of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. He has also taught game design as an adjunct professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. In 1999, he was honored with the Game Developer Association's second-ever lifetime achievement award. He has been honored with the Governor's Patron of the Arts award, the Association for Fundraising Professionals Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year award and the Nevada Ballet Theatre's Above and Beyond award. Mr. Castle has been inducted into the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada Hall of Fame, honored by the Chamber of Commerce as a 'Top 40 under 40' twice and received a Governor's Award as Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year.

Ms. Shelley L. Reynolds has been the Principal Accounting Officer of Amazon.com, Inc. since April 15, 2007 and also its Vice President and Worldwide Controller since April 2007. Ms. Reynolds served as Vice President of Finance at Amazon.com, Inc. from March 21, 2007 to April 2007. Ms. Reynolds was a Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP since 1998. She has been a Director of Audible Inc. since March 11, 2008.

Mr. David A. Zapolsky has been Senior Vice President of Amazon.com, Inc. since May 2014 and has been its General Counsel & Secretary since September 2012. Mr. Zapolsky served as Vice President of Amazon.com, Inc. since April 2002 until May 2014. Mr. Zapolsky oversees the Amazon.com Inc's legal, policy, compliance and regulatory affairs. He served as an Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Regulatory matters of Amazon.com, Inc. since November 1999. Prior to Amazon.com, he served as Partner at the Seattle offices of Dorsey & Whitney and Bogle & Gates. Before moving to Seattle from New York City in 1994, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and later practiced law at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. Mr. Zapolsky received his undergraduate degree in music from Columbia University and a J.D. with honors from the University of California, Berkeley.