On the 31st March of that year, Meg Whitman officially stepped down in order to pursue a career in politics. The person to take her place as CEO and president of eBay was John Donahoe, who was previously the president of eBay’s Marketplaces division and had been instrumental in a number of major initiatives that helped eBay transition from a “simple” online auction business to a portfolio of e-commerce businesses.
Machi 31 ya mwaka huo, Meg Whitman rasmi kupitiwa chini ili kutekeleza kazi katika siasa. mtu kuchukua nafasi yake kama Mkurugenzi Mtendaji na rais wa eBay alikuwa John Donahoe, ambaye awali alikuwa rais wa eBay ya uwanjani mgawanyiko na alikuwa mtu muhimu katika idadi ya mipango mikubwa ambayo yamesaidia eBay mpito kutoka “”rahisi”” online mnada wa biashara na kwingineko ya e-commerce biashara.