eBay appointed Brian Sharples, co-founder and former CEO of vacation rental marketplace HomeAway, to its board of directors, bringing its total board size to 12 members. Sharples also currently serves as board chair of GoDaddy and has held board roles at Yelp, Kayak, Avalara, and RetailMeNot, fitting a pattern of recent eBay board appointments that have favored operators with direct platform and marketplace experience. The appointment comes as eBay navigates an evolving mix of C2C, live commerce, and traditional seller-driven inventory, with ongoing questions about balancing growth initiatives against the needs of its core seller base.
eBay appoints HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples to its board as the platform shifts its marketplace strategy
Paul Drecksler is the founder and editor of Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter, covering the most important stories in e-commerce.
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