Andre H. — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO and All Star Host at Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace.
Co-founded iBazar, an online marketplace for Europe, which was acquired by eBay in 2001.
Helped grow eBay's revenue from $750 million to $11.7 billion between 2001 and 2011.
Listed his 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S as car #279 on Turo, which remains the longest-standing active car on the platform.

Biography

Andre H. developed an early passion for online marketplaces after discovering eBay in 1998 while working at Procter & Gamble in Paris. This discovery was particularly impactful as he sought to rebuild his record collection, which had been destroyed during the Lebanese Civil War when a mortar shell hit his family's Beirut apartment building.

Inspired by the concept of connecting people to buy and sell items online, Andre H. co-founded iBazar, an online marketplace for Europe.