Amazon's CFO will retire after 12 years with the company

Amazon's CFO will retire after 12 years with the company
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After working at Amazon for 12 years, Thomas Szkutak, the company's chief financial officer, has announced that he will retire in June 2015.

Amazon already has his replacement in line: Brian Olsavsky, who is currently the vice president of finance for the company's global consumer business. Both Szkutak and Olsavsky began working at Amazon in 2002.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.