2006 Speakers

Kip Knight

Vice-President, Marketing
eBay North America

Kip Knight is vice-president of marketing for eBay North America, the global online shopping site. Mr. Knight's previous titles at eBay, which he joined in 2002, include regional vice-president and head of international marketing and category management.

Mr. Knight, who began his career at Burke Marketing Research in Cincinnati, has worked in more than 80 countries over the past 25 years. He spent ten years in brand management at Procter & Gamble, where he worked on Ivory Soap and launched new food and beverage brands such as Olestra. He has held various management and marketing positions in PepsiCo's international restaurant division, was head of marketing for KFC International, and was chief marketing officer for Taco Bell in southern California.

Mr. Knight holds a B.S. degree from LSU and an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati.