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Diego Piacentini. Mr. Piacentini has served as Senior Vice President, International Retail, since January
2007. From November 2001 until December 2006, Mr. Piacentini served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide
Retail and Marketing.
Shelley L. Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds has served as Vice President, Worldwide Controller, and Principal
Accounting Officer since April 2007. From February 2006 to April 2007, she was Vice President, Finance and
Controller. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Ms. Reynolds was a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP since 1998.
Thomas J. Szkutak. Mr. Szkutak has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since
joining Amazon.com in October 2002.
H. Brian Valentine. Mr. Valentine has served as Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform, since
joining Amazon.com in September 2006. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Mr. Valentine held various positions
with Microsoft Corporation, including Senior Vice President, Windows Core Operating System Division, from
January 2004 to September 2006 and Senior Vice President, Windows, from December 1999 to January 2004.
Jeffrey A. Wilke. Mr. Wilke has served as Senior Vice President, North America Retail, since January
2007. From January 2002 until December 2006, he was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations.
L. Michelle Wilson. Ms. Wilson has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
since June 2003. From March 2001 until June 2003, she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, General
Counsel, and Secretary.
Board of Directors
Name Age Position
Jeffrey P. Bezos .......... 44 President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board
Tom A. Alberg ........... 67 Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
John Seely Brown ......... 67 Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost, University of Southern
California
L. John Doerr ............ 56 General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
William B. Gordon ........ 58 Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts, Inc.
Myrtle S. Potter ........... 49 Chief Executive Officer, Chapman Properties, Inc., and Consultant, Myrtle
Potter and Company, LLC
Thomas O. Ryder ......... 63 Retired, Former Chairman, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
Patricia Q. Stonesifer ...... 51 Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Please carefully consider the following risk factors. If any of the following risks occur, our business,
financial condition, operating results, and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. In addition, these
risks are not the only ones we face.
We Face Intense Competition
Our market segments are rapidly evolving and intensely competitive, and we have many competitors in
different industries, including retail, e-commerce services, digital and web services. Many of our current and
potential competitors have greater resources, longer histories, more customers, and greater brand recognition.
They may secure better terms from vendors, adopt more aggressive pricing and devote more resources to
technology, fulfillment, and marketing.
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