Amazon.com Picks President
-- Publishers Weekly, 7/5/1999
Amazon.com added to its management team last week when it named Joseph Galli to be the company's president and COO. Prior to joining Amazon, Galli was the president of Black & Decker's worldwide power tools and accessories unit. He will report to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.According to a company spokesperson, Galli "will assume many of the day-to-day operations" of Amazon; he will also work with Bezos on strategic planning. Galli's appointment could be the first of several management hires at the fast-growing e-retailer. The company is still searching for a chief financial officer; its present CFO, Joy Covey, is slated to become Amazon's chief strategy officer once a successor is found.
