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

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.

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.

Founder of UK and US-based entertainment database IMDb Col Needham is stepping down as CEO, with chief operating officer Nikki Santoro set to take over the top role.

The founder of IMDb has stepped down as CEO almost 35 years after launching the online database for entertainment information. Col Needham will be succeeded by Nikki Santoro, who has been IMDb’s chief operating officer since 2021. Variety earlier reported the news.