The founder of Skype leaves his executive functions
The founder of Skype leaves his executive functions
Change of leadership in Skype, the specialist in voice over IP: Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the historical society, is leaving his post as CEO to become just non-executive chairman of the board. The director of the strategy for eBay, which bought the company in 2005, Michael van Swaaij, will play its succession pending the arrival of a replacement official.
Before Skype, Zennström was behind Kazaa, the famous network peer-to-peer.
EBay has meanwhile announced a payment of $ 533 million in the form of bonuses, some of the shareholders of Skype. It is a contractual obligation set at the takeover of the company, which had climbed to $ 2.6 billion. The auction site had promised an additional premium to shareholders, depending on the results and the number of users of VoIP. The ceiling was $ 1.7 billion.
Skype currently represents 5% of sales from eBay. In the first quarter of 2007, the service has made $ 79 million turnover compared with 35 million a year earlier. With 196 million registered users.
Change of leadership in Skype, the specialist in voice over IP: Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the historical society, is leaving his post as CEO to become just non-executive chairman of the board. The director of the strategy for eBay, which bought the company in 2005, Michael van Swaaij, will play its succession pending the arrival of a replacement official.
Before Skype, Zennström was behind Kazaa, the famous network peer-to-peer.
EBay has meanwhile announced a payment of $ 533 million in the form of bonuses, some of the shareholders of Skype. It is a contractual obligation set at the takeover of the company, which had climbed to $ 2.6 billion. The auction site had promised an additional premium to shareholders, depending on the results and the number of users of VoIP. The ceiling was $ 1.7 billion.
Skype currently represents 5% of sales from eBay. In the first quarter of 2007, the service has made $ 79 million turnover compared with 35 million a year earlier. With 196 million registered users.
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