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Skype Announces Senior Management Changes


    Skype (NASDAQ:EBAY) today announced two key personnel changes.
    Alex Kazim, Skype 's President, will be leaving Skype in January to
    return to eBay. Kazim, an 8-year eBay veteran, joined Skype
    immediately following eBay's acquisition of the company 14 months ago.
    He was responsible for product development and innovation at Skype and
    reported to Niklas Zennstrom, Skype's Chief Executive Officer.

    During his tenure at Skype, Kazim played a central role in
    accelerating the company's product and engineering infrastructure.
    Having successfully helped Skype grow and integrate with eBay, Kazim
    will return to eBay to work on major strategic projects for the
    company. In Kazim's new role, he will report to Meg Whitman, eBay's
    President and Chief Executive Officer.

    "Alex has helped me and Skype's executive team take the company to
    the next level," said Zennstrom. "Without Alex, Skype would not be as
    far along as it is today. I'm sorry to see him head home, but look
    forward to continuing to work with him in his new role with Meg."

    With Kazim's departure, Henry Gomez, Skype's Chief Marketing
    Office and Director of Country Operations, has been named President.
    In his new role, Gomez will serve as an advisor to Zennstrom and the
    principal liaison with eBay and PayPal.

    Gomez is a 7-year eBay veteran who joined Skype in November 2005
    as general manager for North America, and built Skype's US and
    Canadian business operations before becoming the company's CMO. His
    current marketing responsibilities will be handled by the centralized
    London marketing team Gomez created in recent months.

    Zennstrom and co-founder Janus Friis, along with Gomez and the
    rest of the Skype management team, remain actively focused on the
    global expansion of Skype's business and continued integration with
    eBay and PayPal.

    About Skype

    Skype is the world's fastest-growing Internet communication
    offering, allowing unlimited free voice, video and instant messaging
    communication between users of Skype Software. With over 136 million
    registered users, Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in
    almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through
    its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from
    landline and mobile phones, voicemail, call forwarding and
    personalization including ringtones and avatars. Skype also has
    relationships with a growing network of hardware and software
    providers. Visit Skype at www.skype.com.

    Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). To learn more visit
    skype.com.

    Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and cannot
    be used for emergency calling.

    Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts,
    associated logos and the " S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.