https://www.cnet.com/news/alexa-exec-charlie-kindel-leaves-amazon-to-spend-more-time-with-his-smart-home/

Charlie Kindel, a key Amazon executive who helped shape the rise of Alexa, is leaving the company after five years.

Kindel, who served as director of Alexa Smart Home for Amazon, helped to shape the voice assistant's growth in many ways. He presided over an aggressive, early push to win over the home automation industry that today seems especially prescient.