Garman (pictured) steps up from his role as senior vice president, where he had responsibility for sales and marketing. He joined the organisation in 2006 following an internship the previous summer.
Adam Selipsky, the current CEO, will leave the company at the beginning of June. Selipsky was named CEO in 2021 after Andy Jassy was promoted to CEO of Amazon.
Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon, said, “Matt has an unusually strong set of skills and experiences for his new role. He’s very customer focused, a terrific product leader, inventive, a clever problem-solver, right a lot, has high standards and meaningful bias for action, and in the 18 years he’s been in AWS, he’s been one of the better learners I’ve encountered.
“Matt knows our customers and business as well as anybody in the world, and has senior leadership experience on both the product and demand generation sides. I’m excited to see Matt and his outstanding AWS leadership team continue to invent our future—it’s still such early days in AWS.”
Jassy also thanked Selipsky for his tenure. He said, “I’d like to thank Adam for everything he’s done to lead AWS over the past three years. He took over in the middle of the pandemic, which presented a wide array of leadership and business challenges. Under his direction, the team made the right long-term decision to help customers become more efficient in their spend, even if it meant less short-term revenue for AWS.
“Adam leaves AWS in a strong position, having reached a $100 billion annual revenue run rate this past quarter, with YoY revenue accelerating again. And perhaps most importantly, AWS continues to lead on operational performance, security, reliability, and the overall breadth and depth of our services. I’m deeply appreciative of Adam’s leadership during this time, and for the entire team’s dedication to deliver for customers and the business.”
Garman added, “AWS is much more than just a business. We are a team of missionaries working passionately to help make our customers’ lives and businesses better every day. I am humbled for the opportunity to continue to do so in this new broader role. I’m excited to get started!”