
John-Paul Savant
Appointed: 2016
John-Paul joined ATG as CEO in February 2016, bringing over 18 years of experience in digital marketplaces and commerce. He spent 10 years at eBay, where he served in a number of leadership roles, latterly as PayPal’s VP of Product, Experience, and Consumer Engagement for EMEA. At PayPal, he was part of a leadership team that built the EMEA business from $30m in revenue to over $1.8 billion. He also held leadership roles at other online businesses. John-Paul began his career at JPMorgan in New York City after graduating from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He earned his MBA at the University of Chicago. A native San Franciscan, he has lived and worked in London for the last 15 years.
John-Paul is passionate about the role ATG can play in accelerating the circular economy through digital transformation of the traditional auction industry. His focus is on finding creative strategies to pursue amidst the structural shift from offline to online and on building focused, collaborative leadership teams with the capabilities to execute.
Committees: Disclosure Committee (Chair)