SEATTLE — Amazon has tapped Whole Foods Market chief executive officer Jason Buechel to oversee its grocery business as vice president of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores.

Amazon.com Inc.’s Whole Foods Market chief has been tapped to run the retail giant’s entire grocery business. Jason Buechel will become the vice president of worldwide grocery stores, Amazon retail chief Doug Herrington said in a note to employees,

Jason Buechel will expand his role to oversee Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores business, including Amazon Go convenience stores and Amazon Fresh physical and online stores, while also continuing to serve as Whole Foods Market CEO.

Jason Buechel, who will remain the head of the specialty banner, steps into a newly created role in which he will also oversee the Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go chains.

Worldwide Amazon Stores CEO Doug Herrington has revealed that Whole Foods Market (WFM) CEO Jason Buechel will take on an expanded responsibility. Buechel has been named VP of Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) while maintaining his current role at Whole Foods.

Buechel, a former management consultant, joined Whole Foods in 2013, and led efforts to unify the formerly decentralized chain’s technology and record-keeping systems.

Amazon has announced that Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market, is taking over leadership of the company's grocery stores.

Amazon appoints on Monday, Jason Buechel, the CEO of Whole Foods, to lead its extensive grocery division. TakeAway Points: Jason Buechel, the CEO of Whole Foods, was appointed by Amazon to lead the tech giant’s broader global grocery division.

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Amazon is shaking up its grocery strategy, expanding the role of Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel to oversee all of its grocery operations, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go. The move signals Amazon’s continued push to strengthen its position in the highly competitive fresh food sector.