I was a bit confused yesterday when I saw that CEO Jamie Iannone, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia conference, said he had brought in a new Head of Selling - that was the first I had heard of a possible new hire for the position and as far as I know, no big announcement has been made.
So I dug around a bit and found the answer buried at the very bottom of the eBay Open speakers list, Xiaodi Zhang is the new VP Seller Experience.
Xiaodi Zhang has recently rejoined eBay as VP of Seller Experience, which includes seller inventory management tools, shipping, messages, stores and feedback.
During her career, Xiaodi has built a reputation for positioning startups and established companies to innovate, evolve, and thrive in competitive global markets. Previously, at eBay, she was a Director in Buyer Experience, where she created a Product Management and Design organization at eBay’s Development Center in Shanghai.
Xiaodi is the latest boomerang rehire, returning to eBay after a 10 year stint as Chief Product Officer at 1stDibs. In her previous time at eBay, she filled various product management roles starting in 2004 and was Director of Buyer experience from 2007-2010.
I'm sure we can all agree *a lot* has changed around here since 2010. It will be interesting to hear what Xiaodi thinks of all those changes and what her plans are to improve the selling experience going forward.
Can't wait to hear from her at eBay Open next week!
