Amazon says device chief Dave Limp will retire, successor named in 'coming weeks'
Homesh Nasre

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) confirmed on Monday that Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services, will retire later this year.
"Under Daveâs leadership, Amazon has become one of the worldâs leading innovators in building devices and underlying services," CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement.

Limp, who has been at Amazon (AMZN) for 14 years, has helped user in the Kindle, Fire TV, Alexa and Echo devices and services.
The U.S. tech giant will name a successor to Limp in the "coming weeks," Jassy added.
The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Amazon (AMZN) shares gained 1.5% in regular trading on Monday and were slightly lower in extended-hours trading.


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