eBay chief set to retire
Published: 22 Jan 2008 12:35 GMT
Meg Whitman, chief executive of auction giant eBay, is planning to retire, according to a report on Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal.
Whitman, 51, recently has been entrusting more of the day-to-day responsibilities to others and "is completing her succession planning", according to the report. She has been chief executive since 1998.
According to the newspaper's sources, the decision about her retirement could happen in a matter of weeks, but "the situation remains fluid". The report named John Donahoe, president of eBay's auction business unit, as the most likely person to succeed her. Donahoe, 47, has been with the company since 2005.
An eBay representative declined to comment, The Wall Street Journal wrote. The company will announce its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
Credit: Report: eBay CEO preparing to retire from CNET News.com
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