eBay names Carges senior vp of platform

SAN JOSE, Calif. eBay has announced that technology executive Mark Carges has joined the company in the newly created role of senior vp of platform. Carges will be part of the company’s executive management team and will report to ceo John Donahoe. He will be responsible for accelerating eBay’s company-wide platform innovation and further opening eBay’s platform to outside developers to enhance the customer experience and enable new business opportunities.

Carges most recently was evp of products and general manager, for the business interaction division of BEA Systems, a leading provider of enterprise application infrastructure solutions that was acquired by Oracle in April. During more than a decade at BEA, Carges held a variety of other senior technology leadership roles, including chief technology officer.

“Mark’s experience and leadership will be a great asset as we create a global platform strategy to enhance our operations and accelerate our commitment to opening our platform in a way that is good for customers, developers and our Community,” Donahoe said.