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Fashion Retail Veteran and E-Commerce Entrepreneur Miriam Lahage Joins eBay® to
Lead Multibillion-Dollar Fashion Business
SAN JOSE CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), the world's largest online marketplace and global
m-commerce leader, today announced that retail apparel veteran and accomplished e-commerce
entrepreneur Miriam Lahage is joining the company in the newly created role of General Manager, eBay
Fashion, responsible for growing and driving innovation across the company's multibillion-dollar fashion
category. "I'm thrilled to have the chance to lead such a dynamic business. No other destination can
offer fashion savvy shoppers such choice and value."
Desiree Rogers named CEO of Johnson Publishing
CHICAGO, IL --Desiree Rogers, President Obama's former White House social secretary, said Tuesday after
being named CEO of Johnson Publishing Co. that she intends to expand Ebony and JET magazines'
licensing and website presences, and grow the Fashion Fair cosmetics line. Linda Johnson Rice, daughter
of the company's founder who held the CEO title, will remain as chairman. The two women are good
friends. "I've been a generalist all of my career, focused on taking brands to the next level and integrating
all of a company's functional expertise under one roof to move forward," she said.
AOL's Patch Launches 100th Site; Plans Expansion to More Than 500 Communities This Year
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) announced today the launch of Patch's 100th site,
Morristown Patch. AOL also announced that Patch plans to rapidly expand to more than 500 U.S.
neighborhoods in 20 states by the end of 2010. Additionally, with over 500 journalists still to be hired, Patch
expects to be the largest hirer of full-time journalists in the U.S. this year. "Patch's strength lies in the
hyper-relevant nature of the information it provides to users in the communities and the robustness of its
journalism. Patch has made a demonstrable leap toward filling a distinct gap in news and information at
the hyper-local level."
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Names Director Construction Management
Program
SAN DIEGO-- A leader with international standing in the building industry, Linda M. Thomas-Mobley, J.D.,
Ph.D., will chair the Construction Management program starting this fall at NewSchool of Architecture
and Design (NSAD). Before joining NSAD, Dr. Thomas-Mobley was a faculty member at the Georgia
Institute of Technology for 13 years, serving the last three as associate chair of a building construction
program. She is a civil engineer with research interests in facilities management, indoor environments,
and the application of American law to the construction industry. "Starting construction management
program at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design at this unique moment in history is a stroke of
pure genius"