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John Donahoe became President and CEO of eBay Inc. on March 31, 2008. In this role, John has global responsibility for growing each of the company's business units, which include eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype.

John came to eBay in February 2005 as President of eBay Marketplaces, responsible for all elements of eBay's global ecommerce businesses. In this role, he focused on expanding eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. John also oversaw a number of strategic acquisitions, including Shopping.com and StubHub, and classifieds sites, such as Gumtree and LoQUo.

During the three years he served as President of Marketplaces, revenues and profits for this division doubled.

Prior to eBay, John spent more than 20 years at Bain & Company, a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston. Starting as an Associate Consultant, John rose to become the firm's CEO, where he oversaw Bain's 30 offices and 3,000 employees.

In addition to serving on eBay's Inc.'s Board of Directors, John is also on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.

John received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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As senior vice president of human resources at eBay, Beth Axelrod is responsible for all aspects of the company's global human resources capabilities including recruiting, learning and development, compensation, benefits and the continuing evolution of the company's corporate culture.

Prior to joining eBay, Beth was chief talent officer at WPP Group, one of the world's leading communications services groups, responsible for the recruitment, development and retention of WPP staff worldwide. Before WPP, she was a principal with McKinsey & Company where she was co-leader of the firm's global organization and leadership practice.

Beth received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and a Master of Private and Public Management from Yale University.

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Rajiv Dutta is the President of eBay Marketplaces and Executive Vice President of eBay Inc. with overall responsibility for eBay Marketplaces, a global business unit that contributed about 70-percent of eBay Inc.'s total 2007 revenue of nearly $7.7 billion. Rajiv is also a member of eBay's Board of Directors.

Since joining eBay in 1998, Rajiv has held a number of leadership roles within the company. Immediately prior to becoming President of the eBay Marketplaces unit in 2008, Rajiv was President of PayPal overseeing a period of rapid growth and expansion, particularly in the company's merchant services segment. Rajiv was also President of Skype, and previously Chief Financial Officer of eBay. During his tenure as CFO, eBay's market capitalization increased six-fold, revenue grew from $750 million to $4.5 billion, and the employee base grew from just under 2,000 to nearly 12,000 employees. Additionally, Rajiv served as Chief Strategy Officer and led the New Ventures Group, which oversaw eBay's entry into the global classifieds market and the acquisition of Shopping.com.

Prior to eBay, Rajiv was the worldwide sales controller for KLA-Tencor, and previously spent 10 years at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

Rajiv received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University in India, and a Master of Business Administration from the Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate School, California.

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As senior vice president and general counsel at eBay, Mike Jacobson's responsibilities include overseeing eBay's legal department, its risk management program, and its policy group. He is responsible for interactions with content regulators, law enforcement, contracts, SEC compliance, and other legal matters.

Prior to eBay, Mike was a partner with Cooley Godward LLP where he was recognized as an expert in securities law. His responsibilities included corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisition transactions, public offerings, and venture capital financing.

Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, in 1975 from Harvard College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently received his law degree from Stanford University in 1981, where he was a Nathan Abbot Scholar and a member of Order of the Coif. He also received the Hilmer Oehlmann Jr. award as well as first and second year honors.

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As senior vice president of corporate communications for eBay Inc., Alan Marks is responsible for leading communications strategy for all areas of the company, including business and consumer media relations, employee communications, executive positioning and issues and reputation management.

Alan has more than 20 years of experience managing communications for top global consumer brands. Prior to joining eBay in April 2008, Alan was at Nike Inc., where he served as a member of the company's global communications leadership team from 2005 to early 2008. Alan led corporate media relations for global product launches, communications of the company's growth strategy, and Nike's industry-leading corporate responsibility strategies.

Prior to Nike, Alan headed corporate communications for Gap Inc. from 1999 to 2005. There, he led media relations, executive and employee communications, reputation management and corporate responsibility. Before Gap Inc., Alan was with Avon Products Inc. for 12 years in a variety of global communications positions. He began his career as a journalist.

Alan received a BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MA in liberal studies from New York University.

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As President of eBay Marketplaces Operations, Norrington is responsible for delivering operational excellence across all of eBay's global network of sites.

Previously, Norrington was President of eBay International, overseeing the strategic and financial planning, marketing, operations, product development and business development for eBay's international businesses. This includes eBay's network of sites in Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as eBay's Classifieds businesses.

Prior to eBay International, Lorrie was president and CEO of Shopping.com, eBay's online comparison shopping business. She joined Shopping.com in June 2005 after spending four years at Intuit Inc. At Intuit, Lorrie first served as Intuit's Executive Vice President of small businesses and personal finance, where she led the company's QuickBooks, Small Business Services, Payroll, and Quicken brands. She then was a member of the office of the CEO, responsible for operations, verticals and all non-US businesses.

Before joining Intuit, Lorrie spent 20 years at GE in a variety of global roles in the information services, medical systems, industrial systems and financial services businesses. Most recently Lorrie served as President and CEO of GE FANUC, a global manufacturing automation solutions business.

Lorrie holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She is on the Advisory Board of the Catalyst Group.

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As senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer at eBay, Bob Swan is responsible for all aspects of eBay's finance function including controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, audit, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations.

Prior to joining eBay, Bob was CFO and executive vice president at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS). With financial responsibility for a global organization with revenues of more than $20 billion and 117,000 employees, Bob oversaw the controllership, treasury, tax, investor relations, audit, planning, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain management and corporate administrative functions for EDS.

Prior to EDS, Swan served as CFO and executive vice president at TRW, Inc. Bob also held executive-level positions at Webvan Group, Inc., providing him with valuable Silicon Valley experience. He began his career with General Electric (GE) in 1985 and spent 15 years in a variety of positions, including corporate audit staff and CFO at GE Transportation Systems and GE Medical Systems-Europe. He left GE in 1999 as vice president of finance and CFO of GE Lighting.

Bob received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He also received a Master of Business Administration from SUNY Binghamton.

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Scott Thompson is President of PayPal with overall responsibility for growing the global leader in online payments. Succeeding Rajiv Dutta in 2008, Scott previously served as PayPal's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer where he oversaw information technology, product development, and architecture for PayPal.

Prior to PayPal, Scott worked for Inovant, a subsidiary of Visa formed to oversee global technology for the organization. As Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions at Inovant, he was responsible for all development, support and maintenance of Visa's global payment system.

Scott was also Chief Information Officer of Barclays Global Investors, where he implemented a new strategic technology platform and global infrastructure. In addition, he has worked with Coopers and Lybrand, delivering information technology solutions to leading financial services clients such as Wells Fargo.

Scott received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Computer Science from Stonehill College.