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eBay Shareholders Vote along Company Lines at Annual Meeting

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay stockholders voted in line with the Board of Directors’ recommendations at its annual shareholder meeting on June 8, 2022. There were five issues before them, including the reelection of eBay’s nine Board members; approval […]

2 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, eBay annual meeting

Former eBay Exec Again Falls Victim to Activist Investors

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

Former eBay executive Bob Swan, who remains on eBay’s board of directors, was ousted from Intel where he had served as CEO since 2018, according to Yahoo Finance. It appears to be the second time […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Bob Swan, eBay, Intel, Pat Gelsinger, Third Point

eBay Board Appeases Activist Investors with Its CEO Pick

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

Activist investor Starboard Value LP is easing off on its pressure against eBay, which issued a press release today containing a joint statement from the two companies. Last month, Starboard Value had nominated four candidates […]

Marketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay board of directors, Jaime Iannone, Peter Feld, Starboard Value LP, Stephanie Tilenius

eBay Calls Starboard Actions Unreasonable and Detrimental

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay responded to a letter its Board of Directors received this morning from activist investor Starboard Value LP pressuring it to hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to […]

5 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, eBay board of directors, Starboard Value LP

eBay Pressured to Fill CEO Spot and Add Four to Board

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

Activist investor Starboard Value LP made public its demands to eBay that it hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of Directors. In a letter today […]

Marketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Devin Wenig, eBay, Eddy Hartenstein, Peter Feld, Scott Schenkel, Shannon Brayton, Starboard Value LP, Stephanie Tilenius

eBay Responds to Starboard Critique: Committed to Driving Value

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay issued a statement in response to a letter from activist investor Starboard Value LP to its Chairman Thomas Tierney and interim CEO Scott Schenkel – see this morning’s Newsflash article (“Starboard to eBay: Sell […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, Starboard Value LP

Starboard to eBay: Sell Classifieds, Cut Marketplace Costs

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

Activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to move faster to separate its eBay Classifieds Group and to cut eBay Marketplaces costs. It also voiced its support for Managed Payments and eBay’s […]

7 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, eBay Classifieds, eBay managed payments, Starboard Value LP

eBay Executive Exodus: Chief Information Officer Departs

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) is leaving the company, the latest in an exodus of top executives. Dan Morales joined eBay in 2011 and will become CIO of Universal Music Group (UMG), effective April 15, […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Dan Morales, eBay executives

Activist Investor Digs In, Says eBay Needs Urgent Change

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay released fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and it didn’t do anything to dissuade the activist investor from targeting the company. For a refresher, see last week’s article, eBay Once Again in Crosshairs of Activist Investor. […]

2 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, eBay, Elliott Management

eBay Once Again in Crosshairs of Activist Investor

January 22, 2019May 9, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is once again in the crosshairs of an activist investor, this time Elliott Management, which said it “beneficially owns” over 4% of eBay, making it one of the company’s largest investors. The last time […]

11 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Dana Stalder, Devin Wenig, eBay, Elliott Management


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