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Henry Gomez is President of Skype, the global Internet communications company. As part of Skype's leadership team, Henry serves as a key advisor to Skype CEO, Niklas Zennström, and as Skype's principal liaison to eBay and PayPal.

Henry joined Skype in November 2005 as general manager for Skype North America. He built Skype's U.S. and Canadian business operations from scratch before becoming the company's Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Country Operations in July 2006. In that position, Henry was responsible for Skype's brand and product marketing, local promotions, global public relations, and business development.

Prior to his roles at Skype, Henry was Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Government Relations at eBay Inc., Skype's parent company. He joined eBay in early 2000 and eventually held global responsibilities for public relations, community development, internal communications, and government relations.

Prior to joining eBay, Henry was Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Home Box Office (HBO), the premium television network, where he oversaw all aspects of the network's corporate public relations, affiliate marketing communications, regional press initiatives, and special events. Henry began his career at the public relations firm of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. and later moved to Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart. While at these firms, Henry worked with clients such as PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Playboy Enterprises, American Airlines, Scott Paper Company, AT&T, and Ford Motor Company. Henry holds a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.

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