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Amazon is losing two top executives who run warehouses and transportation.
Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president of global customer satisfaction and a member of the company’s leadership team, and David Bozeman, vice president of Amazon Transportation Services, are leaving the company, according to experts. Both were among the company’s few black executives. Amazon has advanced in diversity in its executive ranks in recent years, but still only 5.5% of its top leaders were black by the end of 2021, according to company data.
The latest releases come after Amazon announced earlier this month that Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark will resign on July 1st. On Tuesday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that Amazon CEO Doug Herrington will take over as the new CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores. .
Jassy also said Amazon was changing the name of the consumer business to Amazon Stores, adding that it would also lead the operations group under a single leader, John Felton.
Boler-Davis and Bozeman “have decided to explore new opportunities outside of Amazon,” according to a Felton email seen by CNBC.
Boler-Davis, who joined Amazon in 2019 from General Motors, was a candidate for the job given to Felton. She had been “an impressive and impactful leader for an unprecedented time,” Felton’s email said. He’s also the only black member of Amazon’s “S team,” which is the company’s senior management team.
Bozeman’s business unit oversaw modes of transportation, including vans and Flex delivery drivers.
“Dave has been with Amazon for over five years and helped expand Amazon Transport quickly, especially during Covid,” Felton’s email read. “It has been critical to building and developing our mid-mile network and preparing us for success.”
Felton’s email said it wants to “team up” and therefore “organize teams around security, compliance centers, transportation, emerging countries, robotics, supply chain technology, and global transport “.
CNBC technology reporter Annie Palmer contributed to this report.