Amazon is facing another leadership shake-up in its devices and services division, as Lindo St. Angel, vice president of hardware at Lab126, prepares to leave the company at the end of October, marking the second high-level departure this month. St. Angel, a 15-year Amazon veteran, played a pivotal role in developing flagship products such as the Echo speaker, Fire tablets, and Astro home robot.
Amazon confirmed his exit following inquiries from Reuters but did not elaborate on the reasons for his departure. “We are grateful for his many contributions to Amazon and wish him the best,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
His resignation follows that of Rob Williams, vice president of device software and services, who was also part of CEO Andy Jassy’s internal advisory group. Williams will remain through the end of the year in an advisory capacity to Panos Panay, Amazon’s recently appointed devices chief and former Microsoft executive.
The departures come at a turbulent time for the unit, which has struggled with years of unprofitability and is now undergoing a major restructuring. Amazon is slimming down its product lineup, cutting costs, and trying to revive its Alexa voice assistant through generative AI integration—a project that has advanced slower than expected and still lacks a clear path to profit.
In August, Amazon announced it would overhaul its Fire tablets by switching to Android software to broaden their appeal, and last month it unveiled refreshed Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and Ring devices at an event in New York.
As the company pivots to compete in an AI-first market, the loss of two veteran executives within weeks highlights the challenges of steering one of Amazon’s most ambitious—and most scrutinized—divisions toward sustainable growth.
