The appointment comes amid a series of executive departures at AWS, including former CEO Adam Selipsky and vice president of AI Matt Wood. Skillern is leaving to spend more time with her family and resume her board-member roles elsewhere.
Key takeaways:
- AWS has hired Julia White as its new chief marketing officer, replacing Raejeanne Skillern.
- Julia White previously worked at SAP as the chief marketing and solutions officer and spent almost 20 years at Microsoft in various roles.
- Raejeanne Skillern is leaving AWS to spend more time with her family and resume her board-member roles elsewhere.
- AWS has seen several executive turnovers in the past year, including the departure of its former CEO, Adam Selipsky, and a vice president of AI, Matt Wood.