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Kuiper Exec Dave Limp to Replace Bob Smith as Blue Origin CEO

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Kuiper Exec Dave Limp to Replace Bob Smith as Blue Origin CEO
Dave Limp in a fireside chat at SATELLITE 2023. Photo: Access Intelligence

Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is stepping down from his position at the end of this year, and Amazon’s [AMZN] Kuiper lead Dave Limp will become CEO of the company. A Blue Origin spokesperson confirmed the change in a statement to sister publication Via Satellite on Tuesday, after various outlets published Smith and Limp’s letters to the Blue Origin team. Limp will join Blue Origin in December, and Smith will stay with the company through Jan. 2, the representative said. Smith has led…

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