IMDb’s CEO, who founded the site 35 years ago, is stepping down

/ Col Needham will become the company’s executive chair. IMDb’s chief operating officer, Nikki Santoro, will take over as 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.

Needham started building the database that later became IMDb in 1990. He remained CEO even

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