A billionaire boss who cares about his employees.
That description fits Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, especially this week.
Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, took a private jet to Germany to personally escort Post reporter Jason Rezaian back home to the United States on Friday after the journalist had been in an Iranian jail for nearly two years.
"I am overjoyed to be reconnecting with my family," Rezaian told CNN. "I am feeling well and plan to relax and enjoy home-cooked meals, sports, and movies with them over the next few days and weeks."
Rezaian was imprisoned in July 2014 and finally released last weekend due to a successful prisoner swap negotiation.
According to CNN, Rezaian was staying this week at a U.S. military hospital in Germany, where Bezos met him. And Bezos wasn't alone, as he was joined by Rezaian's wife and mother, as they boarded the Amazon CEO's private jet Friday morning and headed back to the U.S.
Before they took off, the Post snapped the picture (above) of Bezos, Rezaian and his wife on the tarmac.
"Jeff had dinner with the Rezaians Thursday evening at the Army base in Germany and then flew them back home," a spokesperson with the newspaper told CNN. "Like all of us, he is incredibly happy they are safe and sound."
This comes after a trying ordeal, which had Rezaian's Post colleagues working diligently to bring their co-worker home.
They caught the break they needed last weekend during the prisoner swap, which paved the way for Jason to take a flight out of Iran and into Germany.
Bezos tweeted about it Sunday.
Wheels up and out of Iranian airspace! Jason, Yegi, and Mary aboard. Doug Jehl and Ali Rezaian worked tirelessly on this. #JasonIsFree
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 17, 2016
Believe me, if you're ever tossed in a foreign prison, you want Fred Ryan and Marty Baron on the team working to get you out. #JasonIsFree — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 17, 2016
Rezaian met with two Post editors in Germany on Monday, before eventually meeting with Bezos and flying home.
Once he's well rested, he plans on writing about his experience being in an Iranian jail.
