Caught this on my Google News Alert today from PRLog:

Motif, Inc., a leading global knowledge-based BPO services provider announced today that Karl Wiley has joined the company as President of U.S. operations. Mr. Wiley will be responsible for all of Motif’s U.S. based operations, including corporate strategy, sales & marketing, key account management and M&A. He will be focused on driving accelerated growth for Motif by attracting new clients, expanding into additional industries and service lines, and growing activity from Motif’s current client base.

Mr. Wiley joins Motif after more than six years as an executive with eBay. Most recently he served as the Chief Operating Officer of MicroPlace, eBay’s start-up initiative providing a retail investment marketplace in the Microfinance industry. Prior to that, he was the general manager of eBay’s $5+ billion Technology and Media categories, and led eBay’s B2B wholesale initiative. In these roles, Mr. Wiley was responsible for strategy, consumer marketing, product management and customer service, and managed eBay’s relationship with many major branded retailers and manufacturers.

Karl was one of the great eBay Category Managers.  I first worked with Karl when he was part of the Business & Industrial team, which turned out to be an incredible pool of leadership talent.  At the time, Karl was the primary driver & business sponsor for product support for wholesale lots at eBay. For me, it was one of the first projects where I felt like I was truly working on features that were driven by the eBay selling community itself, and not from just internal motivation.  I learned a lot from my efforts with the B&I team, and even after the category management for wholesale lots was disbanded, I still ended up leading the course on Buying & Selling in Lots at eBay Live in 2004 & 2005.  Packed rooms, both times.

Congratulations, Karl, and best of luck with your new venture.

One minor quip, of course, is that it’s time to update your LinkedIn profile…