Richelle Parham
Richelle Parham is an American marketer, and the former vice president and chief marketing officer for eBay.
Early life[]
Richelle Parham grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Growing up, she planned to become a fashion designer. As part of a co-op placement while attending Drexel University, Parham worked at Valentino in New York City.[1] She graduated from Drexel University with two bachelor's degrees, one in marketing and the other in design and merchandising.[2]
Career[]
Parham began her career in telemarketing at Citibank.[3] She then spent thirteen years at Digitas, where she held a number of roles including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Chicago office.[4] Following Digitas, she served as a marketing executive at Visa, overseeing the company’s global marketing services.[1] In 2010, Parham left Visa to become Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for eBay North America.[5] Parham left eBay in 2015 amid organizational restructuring.[4] In 2016, LabCorp named Parham to their Board of Directors.[6] She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Scripps Network since 2012, and serves as an advisor for Girls Who Code.[2] Parham joined the Drexel University Board of Trustees in May 2014.[7]
Awards[]
Parham was given the 2012 Women of Influence Award by the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal. In 2013, she was named to the Direct Marketing News Marketing Hall of Femme, and listed by Black Enterprise as a "Top 12 Innovator of Marketing and Advertising".[8] In 2014, Parham was named by Forbes as one of the "50 Most Influential CMOs in the World",[7] by Fast Company as one of the "Most Creative People in Business 1000", and by Savoy as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America".[9] In 2016, Parham was included in Savoy's "Power 300, Most Influential Black Corporate Directors".[7]
References[]
- ^ a b Litzinger-Drayton, Lisa. "Restyling eBay". LeBow College of Business. Drexel University. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ a b Rosemond, Roshell (2015-03-17). "Veteran Executive Richelle Parham Fueled By Passion, Career and Community". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "Women of Influence: Richelle Parham". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Ashley (2015-02-17). "Ebay North America CMO Exits Amid Restructuring". AdvertisingAge. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "A Woman at the Top: Meet eBay Exec Richelle Parham". The Daily Muse. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "Former eBay executive named to LabCorp board of directors". The Times-News. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ a b c "Richelle Parham". She's Fit To Lead. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ Gesenhues, Amy (2014-05-28). "Get To Know: eBay CMO Richelle Parham". Marketing Land. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "Three eBay Inc. Leaders Make Fast Company's Most Creative List". EBay Inc. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- Living people
- Marketing people
- American marketing people
- American women chief executives
- EBay employees
- Drexel University alumni
- 21st-century American women