I am an energetic E-commerce professional passionate about taking ideas and growing them into new products and businesses. I have done so throughout my career across a diverse range of industries (Retail, Financial Services, Fashion) and geographies (UK, Germany, Canada and US). Most recently I was the Business Lead for two businesses in the Innovation and New Ventures group where I led the commercial aspects of eBay's test into Services. Specialities: Business Strategy, Marketplace Development, Innovation, Multi-Channel Marketing, Internet Advertising, Customer Relationships, Vendor Management, Analytics, Partnerships & Corporate Development, Product Management

Business Lead, eBay Innovation and New Ventures @ - Led all commercial aspects of eBay's entry into Service marketplaces Launches include: 1) SecretGuru.co.uk: Marketplace to discover and book unique upscale services (http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/02/ebay-is-now-selling-live-services-launches-secretguru-as-a-beta-pilot-in-the-uk) 2) eBay Hire: Marketplace for Services (http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/14/ebay-debuts-new- angies-list-competitor-and-local-service-provider-marketplace-ebayhire-in-the-us) - Responsible for: Business definition and strategy, Growth planning, Marketing and Advertising, Partnership Development, Financial Modelling and Budgeting, Operations, Customer Research, and Team management (including user experience designers, developers, copy writers, designers) From 2013 to Present (2 years) Senior Manager - Fashion @ From January 2011 to December 2012 (2 years) Senior Manager Seller Performance, Trust & Safety @ From 2009 to January 2011 (2 years) Strategy and M&A Manager @ From 2006 to 2009 (3 years) Consultant @ From 2004 to 2005 (1 year) Consulting Manager @ From 2000 to 2004 (4 years)

MBA @ INSEAD From 2005 to 2006 Honors Bachelor of Mathematics, Mathematics @ University of Waterloo Veronica Vicars is skilled in: Strategy, E-commerce, Analytics, Product Management, Corporate Development, Business Strategy, Web Analytics, User Experience, Start-ups, Customer Insight, Financial Modeling, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Strategic Planning