SEATTLE, WA - News of an executive departure from Amazon has come across our desks as the retailer confirmed on Monday that Wei Gao, one of its top grocery leaders, will be leaving the company. It has not yet been announced where she will be going, but her 16 years of service with Amazon were influential.

Gao most recently served as the retailer’s Vice President of Grocery Tech, Product, and Supply Chain, according to an article from CNBC. She also held numerous other roles throughout her tenure including senior positions within the company’s Kindle and inventory planning teams before she became Vice President of Forecasting.

During her time at Amazon, Gao also earned the coveted role of “shadow” adviser to Amazon Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, a position she held from July 2018 to January 2020. Gao was one of only two female executives to be appointed to the role.

Her last day at Amazon will be September 17, the retailer confirmed, leaving us wondering where the next stop in her career will be?

We're also curious about who will fill her shoes and have the Bezos' ears in regards to upcoming grocery plans.

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