• April 3, 2008

The new SVP of corporate communications will report to president/CEO John Donahoe.

He will be responsible for leading the communications strategies for all areas of the company, including business and consumer media relations, employee communications, executive positioning and issues and reputation management. Marks will join eBay's executive staff.

Marks has more than 20 years of experience managing global communications for some of the best-known consumer products companies in the world, including Nike Inc., Gap Inc. and Avon Products.

Before joining eBay, Marks was director of global corporate media relations for Nike Inc., focusing on corporate communications and corporate responsibility communications. He had served as a member of the company's global communications leadership team since 2005.

He began his career as a journalist.

--Nina M. Lentini