Online marketing company eBay Inc. (EBAY) on Monday said it has named Josh Silverman as the Chief Executive Officer of its online telephone service Skype. Silverman, currently CEO of Shopping.com, another eBay company, has over nine years of experience in running hyper-growth global consumer Internet companies. EBay also announced the appointment of another company veteran Andre Haddad as CEO of Shopping.com.Silverman will join Skype on March 24 and report directly to John Donahoe, President and CEO-elect of eBay Inc. The San Jose, California-based company noted that Michael van Swaaij, who was appointed interim CEO in October 2007, will stay actively involved with Skype.As CEO of Shopping.com, Silverman currently serves and oversees the strategic direction of one of the world's most popular shopping comparison sites. Prior to joining Shopping.com, he held a variety of leadership roles at eBay, including General Manager for Marktplaats.nl. He was also responsible for helping to build eBay's classifieds businesses in Europe. Before joining eBay in 2003, Silverman was co-founder and CEO of Evite, the social event planning web site. Skype was founded in 2003, and was acquired by eBay Inc. in September 2005. It currently has more than 276 million registered users around the world and posted revenues of $115 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, which was up 76% from last year. It also delivered a fourth consecutive quarter of segment profitability. Commenting on the new appointment, Donahoe said: ``We're honored and excited to welcome Josh to Skype as CEO. He has an outstanding track record of entrepreneurial leadership and managing diverse, fast-growing businesses. We look forward to working with him as Skype continues to innovate and build out its next stage of growth. Haddad joined the company in 2001, when eBay acquired iBazar, a European online marketplace he co-founded and ran in Paris. Haddad will also be leading eBay's consumer electronics business. Haddad has vast eBay business and product knowledge, both in North America and internationally. Most recently, Haddad served as Senior Vice President of Product at eBay. EBAY is currently trading at $27.70, down $0.01 or 0.04%, on 3.23 million shares.
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