Former Walmart technology executive who became Amazon's CIO and brought Walmart's world-class supply chain and inventory management discipline to Amazon's rapidly scaling operations.
Transferred Walmart's legendary logistical systems thinking to Amazon — introducing the discipline of treating distribution as a core competency rather than a cost center — which became foundational to Amazon's ability to promise and deliver reliable shipping.
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