Amazon named John Felton as senior vice president and the new CFO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to the company. Per messages penned by CEO Doug Herrington and Felton, the long-time Amazon executive will assume the finance chief role and report to Brian Olsavsky, CFO of Amazon.
Felton has been with the company for nearly two decades, most recently as a senior vice president of worldwide operations, per his LinkedIn profile. His most recent accomplishment included regionalizing the company’s U.S. delivery network. Udit Madan, another longtime Amazon executive, will take Felton’s place.
Felton is to replace Richard Puccio, who plans to leave the company, according to WSJ.com. Puccio joined the company in 2021, and no reason was indicated for his departure.