eBay CEO Devin Wenig Steps down from the Company
eBay announced its CEO Devin Wenig has stepped down from the company, who previously joined the company eight years ago following its spin-off of Paypal in 2015 and Wenigs resignation as a Reuters executive.
Devin has been a tireless advocate for driving improvement in the business, particularly in leading the Company forward after the PayPal spinoff, says Chairman of the Board Thomas Tierney. Indeed, eBay is stronger today than it was four years ago. Notwithstanding this progress, given a number of considerations, both Devin and the board believe that a new CEO is best for the company at this time. The e-commerce giant also says its previously announced operating review is ongoing and the company expects to provide an update this fall, as stated by CNBC.
eBays Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel has been elected interim CEO by the companys board members. Also part of eBays shake-up, eBay will also appoint Vice President, Global Financial Planning and Analysis, Andy Cring, as interim CFO.
The announcement follows a letter penned from investors Elliott Management earlier this year, which publically stated key issues within the company. Today eBay suffers from an inefficient organizational structure, wasteful spend and a misallocation of resources, it read. As such, eBay has since laid off several employees as part of its ongoing reconstruction.
eBay shares have since slipped as much as 3% following the announcement of Wenigs departure and marks the second major CEO departure today with Juul CEO Kevin Burns announcing he will resign.
eBay announced its CEO Devin Wenig has stepped down from the company, who previously joined the company eight years ago following its spin-off of Paypal in 2015 and Wenigs resignation as a Reuters executive.
Devin has been a tireless advocate for driving improvement in the business, particularly in leading the Company forward after the PayPal spinoff, says Chairman of the Board Thomas Tierney. Indeed, eBay is stronger today than it was four years ago. Notwithstanding this progress, given a number of considerations, both Devin and the board believe that a new CEO is best for the company at this time. The e-commerce giant also says its previously announced operating review is ongoing and the company expects to provide an update this fall, as stated by CNBC.
eBays Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel has been elected interim CEO by the companys board members. Also part of eBays shake-up, eBay will also appoint Vice President, Global Financial Planning and Analysis, Andy Cring, as interim CFO.
The announcement follows a letter penned from investors Elliott Management earlier this year, which publically stated key issues within the company. Today eBay suffers from an inefficient organizational structure, wasteful spend and a misallocation of resources, it read. As such, eBay has since laid off several employees as part of its ongoing reconstruction.
eBay shares have since slipped as much as 3% following the announcement of Wenigs departure and marks the second major CEO departure today with Juul CEO Kevin Burns announcing he will resign.