Meg Whitman served as President & CEO of eBay Inc. for a verified duration of 10 years 0 months (3,681 days), from Mar 3, 1998 until Mar 31, 2008. During this tenure, Meg Whitman guided eBay Inc. across major corporate milestones before retiring from the chief executive role.
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- Not recorded
- Successor
- Not recorded
- Database Tenure Rank
- #42 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Sep 3, 1995 (San Jose, California)
- Known Aliases
- Margaret Cushing Whitman
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Meg Whitman Joins eBay as President and Chief Executive Officer
Whitman joined online auction startup eBay from Hasbro when the platform had 30 employees and approximately $4 million in annual revenues.
eBay Completes Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ
Whitman guided eBay's successful IPO, pricing at $18 per share and closing up 163% on its first day of trading.
eBay Agrees to Acquire PayPal for $1.5 Billion in Stock
Whitman negotiated the acquisition of digital payments pioneer PayPal, integrating seamless checkout and fraud protection across eBay.
Meg Whitman Announces Retirement as eBay CEO; John Donahoe Named Successor
eBay announced Whitman would retire as President and CEO on March 31, 2008, succeeded by eBay Marketplaces head John Donahoe.
Meg Whitman Formally Retires as eBay President and CEO
Whitman retired after a decade as CEO, having expanded eBay from 30 employees to over 15,000 employees and $8 billion in revenue.
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