Susana Voces, member of the ESIC Business & Marketing School Advisory Council, began her stage at eBay in 2007, but was appointed General Director of eBay Spain and Italy in 2015. Now, After four years, Susana Voces ends this chapter and leaves her post.
Susana Voces ends her position as General Director of eBay Spain
In an official note, the firm has limited itself to confirming the news that Susana Voces is ending her position since the board is looking for “undertake a new professional challenge outside the company”.
eBay’s statements in this regard have been, in which the company highlights that “Susana has achieved great achievements and profound impact that have reinforced eBay’s position as one of the leading e-commerce platforms in Spain”.
Without further ado, eBay has thanked Voces for its “dedication and contribution to the company” while you want him “the greatest success in your future projects”. However, it is not yet known for sure who can be the substitute of the directive, nor if they have opened an internal or external search process for someone who will hold this position in the near future.
eBay faces a major global restructuring
eBay is in the midst of , which according to the company, aims to boost your growthincluding the arrival of investors Elliott Management Corp, and Starboard Value LP, while it has announced the addition of new members to its Board of Directors and announced a review of its portfolio, which could include the sale of its event ticketing platform, .
Another of eBay’s changes is that for the first time the company will make a dividend payment to its shareholders, all this in a context in which left losses recorded in 2017 for 1,013 million dollars (around 900 million euros).
Despite this uncertainty, the company has stressed that “Spain continues to be a priority market. Our goal remains intact: we want to continue to be the reference Marketplace that connects buyers and sellers around the world”.
The professional career of Susana Voces
Now that Susana Voces ends 4 years at the helm of eBay Spain, she leaves a great void, since in the Spanish eCommerce sector representation of women in senior management positions is still far from equal.
In its beginnings, Voces’ professional career within eBay focused on being responsible for the commercial department, and before working for this marketplace, Voces held the position of director of sales and business development of Paypal for Spain and Portugal, a position he held for five years.
A little over a year ago, the directors claimed that being in charge of eBay Spain had been “an exciting stage, of much learning, full of challenges and in which I have been able to be very close to Spanish sellers and buyers”.
The board commented on that occasion that in recent years, eBay “It has established itself as a benchmark of eCommerce in our country and we have managed to be a reference company for all those who want to make the leap to eCommerce and start exporting their products”.
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