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Update 7/6/18: eBay has confirmed Pittman’s departure. A spokesperson provided the following response to our inquiry: “RJ Pittman has decided to leave eBay. RJ has made significant contributions and has been a strong advocate for […]
eBay will begin testing a new payments system in July and shuffled some managers overseeing technology to help prepare for the impact on eBay’s platform. eBay appointed Steve Fisher, its current Chief Technology Officer (CTO), […]
eBay named Gail Frederick the new General Manager of its Portland office, which is an eBay Center of Excellence and an innovation hub specifically for its mobile development and eBay for Charity teams. Announcement follows: […]
eBay CEO Devin Wenig saw a 10% hike in compensation in 2017 to $17.59 million. The year before, he saw a 9.87% increase from $14.5 million in 2015 to $15.9 million in 2016. For the […]
It was a bit of a shock when eBay lost the head of its North American Marketplaces last summer, since Hal Lawton had only been at the company since 2015. eBay named Scott Cutler as […]
The Managing Director of eBay Germany has stepped down – Stefan Wenzel reported on LinkedIn that he has joined Heiko Schäfer and the Tom Tailor Group team, an international fashion and lifestyle group. The move […]
eBay announced today it has hired Jan Pedersen to work on the company’s Artificial Intelligence strategy. He’s tasked with figuring out ways to use technology to deliver new customer experiences. He comes to eBay from […]
eBay added two new managers to its executive team in Australia. Kristian Haigh was appointed Senior Director of B2C & Advertising, and David Ramadge re-joined the company as Senior Director of Product & Shipping. The […]
The former head of eBay Marketplaces Hal Lawton has swiped a key eBay executive, hiring her away from his former employer to join him at Macy’s. Jill Ramsey will report directly to Lawton, who left […]
Hal Lawton’s departure from eBay has led to some promotions internally, and this week eBay announced a change in leadership down under. Tim Mackinnon was promoted from Chief Marketing Officer to Managing Director of eBay […]