Amazon's deep bench: The managers steering company as Bezos fights scandal

Since Bezos announced his divorce in early January, the company's shares have declined 2.9 percent, missing Wall Street's early 2019 rally.

It’s been a rough few weeks for the world’s wealthiest man. Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos announced his divorce. He became engulfed in a tabloid scandal complete with blackmail allegations. And, on Thursday, his company abruptly scrapped plans to invest $2.5 billion and hire 25,000 people for a giant new office in New York City.

Yet investors don’t seem to be spooked just yet. Strip out Bezos and Amazon from the headlines and the stories are more mundane. A 25-year marriage ends. A publicly subsidized office park deal falls apart. A rich guy accuses someone of blackmailing him with embarrassing photos.

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