SAN JOSE, Calif., April 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will become the
president of StubHub, a division of eBay Inc., starting
May 2. StubHub is the largest ticket
marketplace in the world and enables fans to buy and sell tickets
to tens of thousands of events, whenever they want. Singh Cassidy brings decades of leadership and
technology experience as a founder and CEO spanning ecommerce,
digital content and business development. She has a successful
track record scaling and growing businesses internationally. She
will report to eBay Inc. CEO Devin
Wenig and become a member of eBay's executive leadership
team.
"Sukhinder is a strong, dynamic leader who has founded and grown
online marketplaces throughout her career," said eBay CEO
Devin Wenig. "She is the right
leader to lay the foundation for long term growth and continue
StubHub's international expansion while delivering outstanding fan
experiences."
Singh Cassidy succeeds
Scott Cutler at StubHub, who
recently became SVP and head of eBay's Americas business unit. Most
recently, Singh Cassidy founded
theBoardlist, a benefit corporation and premium talent marketplace
for boards, started in the technology industry. She also founded
Joyus, the first video commerce marketplace online, was CEO of
Polyvore, the leading fashion and lifestyle platform and was
previously the Founder & SVP of business development at leading
fintech platform Yodlee. Singh
Cassidy has also held senior leadership positions at Google,
including President of Google's Asia
Pacific and Latin America
business for more than five years and started her career at Amazon
and Merrill Lynch. She sits on the board of directors of Urban
Outfitters and will remain Chairman of theBoardlist. Singh Cassidy will be based in StubHub's
San Francisco headquarters.
About StubHub
At StubHub, our mission is simple: help fans find fun. We
connect fans with their favorite teams, shows and artists and
introduce them to the ones they'll love next. As the largest ticket
marketplace in the world, we enable fans to buy and sell tickets to
tens of thousands of events, whenever they want, through our
desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub app for
iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan
experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market
in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. Our industry
firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing application,
the first interactive seat mapping tool and the first live
entertainment rewards program, Fan Rewards™. Our business partners
include more than 130 properties in MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA,
plus AEG, AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement. With the
acquisition of Ticketbis in August
2016, throughout the world, StubHub provides the total
end-to-end event going experience. StubHub is an eBay company
(EBAY). For more information on StubHub,
visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHub
on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
About eBay
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is a global commerce leader including
the Marketplace, StubHub and Classifieds platforms. Collectively,
we connect millions of buyers and sellers around the world,
empowering people and creating opportunity through Connected
Commerce. Founded in 1995 in San Jose,
Calif., eBay is one of the world's largest and most vibrant
marketplaces for discovering great value and unique selection. In
2017, eBay enabled $88 billion of
gross merchandise volume. For more information about the company
and its global portfolio of online brands,
visit www.ebayinc.com.
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