Amazon’s IMDb Names Nikki Santoro Just The Second CEO In Its 35-Year History; Founder Col Needham Becomes Executive Chair

Amazon-owned IMDb is shuffling its top exec, with founder Col Needham passing the CEO baton to Nikki Santoro, who had been COO since 2021.

January 21, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Jessica Parker

Needham will segue to the role of founder and executive chair.

Santoro has been COO of IMDb since 2021.

Santoro is the only woman to hold the CEO title and just the second person overall.

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Nikki Santoro, new CEO of IMDb, and the Amazon-owned brand’s founder, Col NeedhamCourtesy

IMDb, which was acquired by Amazon in 1998, now claims to draw 250 million monthly visitors.