I can't comment about eBay specifically but can offer the following factors, not necessarily applying to eBay. read more
This is because there are larger and larger cohorts of people whom the company should or need to give that title progression in order to retain. Ditto #2 in terms of recruitment of people into a non-high growth company with little equity upside. read more
The vice president (VP) of an organization is generally the second or third in command. This depends on whether the person who is the president and the person who is the chief executive officer (CEO) have separate titles and roles. In many organizations, the title of president and CEO are held by the same person. read more