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Simon & Schuster Names Former Amazon Executive Greg Greeley as CEO, Succeeding Jonathan Karp
Greg Greeley, with nearly 20 years at Amazon and leadership at Opentrons and Thrasio, takes helm amid AI debates reshaping book publishing, officials said.
- On Monday, Simon & Schuster named Greg Greeley its new CEO, announcing the appointment is effective immediately.
- Drawing on business and investment experience, he spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including a role as vice president of Amazon Prime, and held recent executive roles at Airbnb, Opentrons, and Thrasio.
- Board chair Richard Sarnoff praised Greg Greeley as a "talented and strategic leader" with broad experience, while Greeley pledged to "steward that mission for the next generation of authors and readers."
- The change places Greg Greeley at the helm amid publishers, authors and agents debating AI's role as he succeeds Jonathan Karp, who announced last year he would lead Simon Six.
- Observers note the appointment positions the publisher to address AI and market shifts in publishing, signaling a possible commercial and tech-oriented direction as the Simon & Schuster board expresses confidence in Greg Greeley's expertise and love of books.
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Simon & Schuster names former Amazon executive Greg Greeley as CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp
Simon & Schuster has named a former Amazon.com executive, Greg Greeley, as its new CEO. The publisher announced Monday that Greeley’s appointment is effectively immediately.
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Greg Greeley appointed S&S CEO | Books+Publishing
In the US, Simon & Schuster has appointed Greg Greeley as CEO. Greeley has worked at several major companies, including 19 years at Amazon where he served in various capacities. He is set to take over from Jonathan Karp, who announced his plan to step down in late August. Karp will remain as head of […]
Simon & Schuster appointed former Amazon.com executive Greg Greeley as his new CEO. The editorial announced on Monday that Greeley’s appointment comes into effect immediately.
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