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Amazon10-K: General counsel change

David A. Zapolsky promoted to Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer in February 2025

What happened

This promotion and role expansion for the top legal executive can lead to a reassessment of the company's approach to global regulation, compliance, data privacy, and intellectual property. New leadership may be open to new legal tech, compliance software, or advisory services.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 5, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Amazon 10-K for FY2025

Filing excerpt

David A. Zapolsky. Mr. Zapolsky has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer since February 2025. He served as our Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy and General Counsel from May 2023 to February 2025, Secretary from September 2012 to January 2024, Senior Vice President and General Counsel from May 2014 to May 2023...

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10-K: General counsel change

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2025
Fiscal year end
12/31
Filed
Feb 5, 2026

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CIK
1018724
Accession number
0001018724-26-000004
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Legal tech review
Signal category
Leadership

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Feb 10, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
generalCounselChange

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