Amazon hires former White House press secretary

  • The Seattle Times
  • Thursday, February 26, 2015 3:02pm
  • Business

SEATTLE — Amazon hired former White House press secretary Jay Carney to run global corporate affairs, company spokesman Craig Berman confirmed Thursday.

The news was first reported by the website Politico.

Carney will become senior vice president and head of global corporate affairs, a new job at the company. He’ll oversee both the public relations and public policy teams, splitting time between Washington, D.C., and Seattle.

Carney will report directly to Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos. Amazon’s public relations boss Berman will report to Carney, as will Paul Misener, who runs the company’s lobbying efforts.

According to Amazon, Carney was not available to discuss the move.

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