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PayPal Appoints John Kim as Chief Product Officer
Former President of Expedia Marketplace Brings Extensive Product Management and Technical Experience to PayPal SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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[{"type":"text","content":"Former President of Expedia Marketplace Brings Extensive Product Management and Technical Experience to PayPal\nSAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that John Kim will join the company as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective September 26, 2022. Kim brings unique skills and experience building foundational consumer products and marketplaces from the ground up. Throughout his career, he has driven innovative product development to compete and win in rapidly evolving and competitive markets. Kim succeeds current CPO, Mark Britto, who will remain with PayPal for a transition period, before retiring at the end of this year.\nKim joins PayPal following a decade-long tenure with Expedia Group, where he served most recently as President of Expedia Marketplace. In this role, he oversaw strategy, product, technology and operations for all of Expedia Group's lines of business – including lodging, air, car, cruise and activities – bringing Expedia's products to life for its customers and suppliers. Previously, Kim served as President of Platform & Marketplaces where he led the development of artificial intelligence, user experience, research, ecommerce, marketplaces and yield management, and oversaw the data and development platforms that power Expedia Group's two-sided marketplace platform.\nPreviously in his career, Kim served as President of HomeAway/Vrbo after it was acquired by Expedia Group, then as President of Vrbo. At Vrbo, Kim led the company's transformation from a subscription-based advertising model to a modern ecommerce business powered by data science and technology. Before Vrbo, Kim served as Expedia's Chief Product Officer. He has more than two decades of experience across venture-backed startups, medium-sized companies and globally known brands including Yahoo!, Overture, Accenture, Bank of America and Pelago.\nIn his role as PayPal's EVP, CPO, Kim will lead the consumer and merchant product and engineering teams. Together with his product and engineering leadership teams, he will work to advance PayPal's position as a leader in digital payments and commerce for consumers and merchants around the globe.\n\"I'm thrilled to welcome John Kim to the PayPal team,\" said Dan Schulman, PayPal President and CEO. \"John is an outstandi...