Dave Clark, who started with Amazon in 1999 as Ops Manager in the Pathways Operations Leadership Development Program, on Friday announced that he would be leaving the company on July 1, having most recently become the company's CEO Worldwide Consumer, in charge of the company's logistics and operations network. In a prepared statement, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said, "We're trying to be thoughtful in our plans for Dave's succession and any changes we make. I expect to be ready with an update for you over the next few weeks." The Puget Sound Business Journal writes that "Clark took the retail helm in January 2021, after longtime executive Jeff Wilke left the company. Clark had come up at Amazon in warehouse management before eventually landing director and executive roles in operations and fulfillment, climbing to senior vice president of worldwide operations in 2013. For years he was on founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos' senior executive leadership team, and is now on Jassy's."