| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 31, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| COVER STORY
Margaret C. Whitman BORN August 4, 1956. EDUCATION B.A., economics, Princeton University. MBA, Harvard University. CAREER STOPS In '89, joined Disney's Consumer Products unit as a senior vice-president. Moved to Stride Rite in '93, where she introduced Munchkin baby shoes. In '95, named CEO of Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD). In '97, headed Hasbro's Preschool Div., managing Mr. Potato Head and Playskool. Became eBay's president and CEO in March '98. FAMILY Married to Griffith R. Harsh IV, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University School of Medicine. Two sons. WEALTH Her 5.9% stake in eBay is valued at $1.4 billion today. HOBBIES Skiing, tennis, hiking. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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 eBay vs. Amazon.com COVER IMAGE: eBay vs. Amazon TABLE: The Tale of the Tape TABLE: Toting up the Titans CHART: Who Has the Best Sales? CHART: Who Has the Best Bottom Line? CHART: Who Has the Best Stock Performance? Q&A with eBay's Meg Whitman RESUME: Margaret C. Whitman PHOTO: Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay Q&A with Amazon's Jeff Bezos RESUME: Jeffrey P. Bezos PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com ONLINE ORIGINAL: The Duel Extends to Wall Street INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
