Amazon Ring CEO Steps Aside for Former Microsoft, Meta Executive
- Founder Jamie Siminoff is handing off to Elizabeth Hamren
- Video doorbell maker is integral to Amazon’s smart-home lineup
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The chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc.’s video doorbell subsidiary Ring is stepping down, making way for an executive with experience at Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc.
Jamie Siminoff will take the role of chief inventor on March 22, he said in a blog post on Wednesday. He’ll be replaced in the CEO role by Elizabeth Hamren, chief operating officer at chat company Discord Inc. She previously held executive roles at Microsoft’s Xbox unit and Oculus, Meta’s virtual-reality arm.