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Pierre M. Omidyar founded eBay as a sole proprietorship in September 1995. He has been a director and
Chairman of the Board since eBay's incorporation in May 1996 and also served as its Chief Executive OÇcer,
Chief Financial OÇcer and President from inception to February 1998, November 1997 and August 1996,
respectively. Prior to founding eBay, Mr. Omidyar was a developer services engineer at General Magic, a
mobile communication platform company from December 1994 to July 1996. Mr. Omidyar co-founded Ink
Development Corp. (later renamed eShop) in May 1991 and served as a software engineer there from May
1991 to September 1994. Prior to co-founding Ink, Mr. Omidyar was a developer for Claris, a subsidiary of
Apple Computer, and for other Macintosh-oriented software development companies. Mr. Omidyar is
currently Chairman and CEO of Omidyar Network. He also serves on Board of Trustees of Tufts University,
The Santa Fe Institute, and as a director of several private companies. Mr. Omidyar holds a B.S. degree in
Computer Science from Tufts University.
Margaret C. Whitman serves eBay as President and Chief Executive OÇcer. She has served in that
capacity since February 1998 and as a director since March 1998. From January 1997 to February 1998, she
was General Manager of the Preschool Division of Hasbro Inc., a toy company. From February 1995 to
December 1996, Ms. Whitman was employed by FTD, Inc., a Öoral products company, most recently as
President, Chief Executive OÇcer and a director. From October 1992 to February 1995, Ms. Whitman was
employed by The Stride Rite Corporation, a footwear company, in various capacities, including President,
Stride Rite Children's Group and Executive Vice President, Product Development, Marketing & Merchandis-
ing, Keds Division. From May 1989 to October 1992, Ms. Whitman was employed by The Walt Disney
Company, an entertainment company, most recently as Senior Vice President, Marketing, Disney Consumer
Products. Before joining Disney, Ms. Whitman was at Bain & Co., a consulting Ñrm, most recently as a Vice
President. Ms. Whitman also serves on the board of directors of The Procter & Gamble Company and Gap
Inc. Ms. Whitman holds an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from
the Harvard Business School.
Matthew J. Bannick serves eBay as President, eBay International. He has served in that capacity since
December 2004. From October 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Bannick served as Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Global Online Payments and Chief Executive OÇcer of PayPal. From November 2000 to
October 2002, Mr. Bannick served as eBay's Senior Vice President and General Manager, eBay International.
From February 1999 to November 2000, Mr. Bannick served in a variety of other executive positions at eBay.
From April 1995 to January 1999, Mr. Bannick was an executive for Navigation Technologies (NavTech), a
leading provider of digital map databases for the vehicle navigation and internet mapping industries.
Mr. Bannick was President of NavTech North America for three years and also served as Senior Vice
President of Marketing and Vice President of Operations. From June 1992 to August 1992, Mr. Bannick
served as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, a consulting Ñrm, in Europe and from June 1993 to April
1995 in the U.S. Mr. Bannick also served as a U.S. diplomat in Germany during the period of German
uniÑcation. Mr. Bannick holds a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from University of Washington
and an M.B.A degree from the Harvard Business School.
William C. Cobb serves eBay as President, eBay North America. He has served in that capacity since
December 2004. From September 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Cobb served as Senior Vice President and
General Manager, eBay International. From November 2000 to September 2002, Mr. Cobb served as eBay's
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing. From February 2000 to June 2000, Mr. Cobb served as the General
Manager of Consumer Sales for Netpliance, Inc., an Internet-based content company. From July 1997 to
February 2000, Mr. Cobb served as the Senior Vice President of International Marketing for Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc. (now known as Yum! Brands, Inc.), a restaurant operator and franchiser. From August 1995
to July 1997, Mr. Cobb served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing OÇcer for Pizza Hut, Inc., a
division of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. From May 1994 to August 1995, Mr. Cobb served as Vice
President of Colas for the Pepsi-Cola Company, a division of PepsiCo., Inc. Mr. Cobb holds a B.S. degree in
Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. degree from Northwestern University.
Christopher F. Corrado serves eBay as Senior Vice President and Corporate Chief Technology OÇcer.
He has served in that capacity since December 2004. From April 2003 to December 2004, Mr. Corrado served
as Executive Vice President & Chief Information OÇcer of AT&T Wireless, a leading provider of advanced
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