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| Inducted: |
2008 |
| Region: |
U.S. |
| Industry: |
Retail
Internet |
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Meg Whitman joined eBay as president and CEO in March 1998 when the company was still a small auction website with 30 employees and revenues of $4 million. With her expertise in brand building at top consumer companies, Meg has helped the Internet pioneer evolve into an unparalleled global e-commerce engine that continues to influence and reshape the way people trade, pay and communicate around the world.
Before eBay, Meg held executive positions at Hasbro, Inc.; FTD, the Stride Rite Corporation and at the Walt Disney Company.
Among Meg’s many accolades, The Wall Street Journal named her one of the 50 women to watch in 2005 and 2006; Fortune has consistently ranked her among the top three most powerful women in business; and BusinessWeek has included her on its list of the 25 most powerful business managers annually since 2000. She is also one of only five women to have been consecutively ranked among the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine.
In addition to serving on eBay Inc.’s Board of Directors, Meg is also on the boards of the eBay Foundation, Procter & Gamble and DreamWorks Animation. |
