Report: Panay is Headed to Amazon Devices
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 18, 2023
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It appears that departing Microsoft executive Panos Panay will at least partially succeed David Limp at Amazon.com.
“Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.’s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers, according to people familiar with the situation,” a report in Bloomberg notes. But with no additional details.
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Mr. Limp revealed earlier this year that he will retire from Amazon.com after serving the firm for over 12 years, currently as the senior vice president of devices and services. So the timing is unclear, as Amazon is set to host its annual hardware event on Wednesday, and Mr. Limp always played a big role in that. Also unclear is whether Panay will eventually take over just Amazon’s devices business or devices and services, succeeding Limp.
The timing of the Panay announcement is interesting, though. Will Limp appear on Wednesday? Panay? Both?
I guess we’ll see. But I can’t imagine Panay is taking part in this week’s Microsoft Special Event on Thursday. In fact, I suspect him leaving and the makeup of that event were both decided months ago.