Dear Members,

After many long and happy years at Baazee and eBay, I’ve decided to step down from my role of Country Manager, eBay India. Ambareesh Murty, currently Director - Marketing & Operations, will succeed me as the Country Manager of eBay India.

My association with eBay India has truly been memorable and I will always cherish this challenging yet immensely enjoyable phase of my professional career. The aspect of eBay that is most exciting to me is the impact that the business has on the community at large. I feel proud to have been associated with our passionate community of users and will attempt at keeping in touch with many of you I personally got a chance to meet. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for the great support you provided us through 2007 and wish you lots of success selling on eBay in the years to come.

While at some levels the decision to leave has been difficult, I am comforted in the knowledge that I hand over the mantle at eBay India to Ambareesh, a very capable leader. Ambareesh has been with eBay since 2005 and over the last two years has led key functions like Category Management, Payments, Operations and Marketing. He has always been a close ally and a good friend. Ambareesh is very passionate about eBay and the Community, and I believe that he is the right person to steer eBay India in future.

Over the next few months, I’ll be transitioning the role to Ambareesh and will subsequently be pursuing my entrepreneurial interests. I will definitely also remain connected to eBay and you all as both a buyer and seller :-).

Thanks once again and till we meet again!

Best Regards
Rajan