The cofounder and former CEO of the business networking service LinkedIn and an angel investor in dozens (hundreds?) of Web startups, from Facebook to Zynga, Hoffman currently is a partner with Greylock Partners.
Stasior, who joined Amazon in 2003 as director of search and navigation, founded A9.com in May 2004 and then became CEO of the wholly owned subsidiary in February 2006, according to his LinkedIn profile.
LinkedIn plans to make the transition gradually to minimize the chances of irritating its members, CEO Jeff Weiner told analysts during a Thursday conference call.