Amazon-owned IMDb, a longtime digital repository of movie, TV and celebrity information, is shuffling its top exec, with founder Col Needham passing the CEO baton to Nikki Santoro. Needham will segue to the role of founder and executive chair.

IMDb founder Col Needham is stepping aside as CEO of the Amazon-owned site and COO Nikki Santoro is stepping up to replace him as chief executive.

Col Needham, the founder of IMDb and its CEO for its entire 35 year existence, will transition to a new role. Nikki Santoro has been named CEO.

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IMDb founder and CEO Col Needham is stepping down after launching the website 35 years ago, the Amazon-owned company announced on Tuesday. Needham will now serve as executive chair. IMDb chief operating officer Nikki Santoro will take over as CEO.

Founder of IMDb Col Needham has stepped down as the CEO after a remarkable tenure. Following his announcement of quitting IMDb, Nikki Santoro, the current Chief Operating Officer (COO), has taken over as the new CEO.

The exec, who created the Internet Movie Database in 1990, will step aside as CEO and will be succeeded by Nikki Santoro.

IMDb, the Amazon-owned online database that provides information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, announced on Tuesday that its founder, Col Needham, IMDb founder Col Needham, is stepping down as CEO.

Col Needham, the founder and long-time CEO of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), is stepping down after an illustrious 35-year tenure.