In his position as Head of Online Partnership Management, Christian Erhard is responsible for the development of eBay`s proprietary affiliate partner network, as well as for the strategic online partnerships for eBay in Europe. Since 2006, the 37-year-old has been working for the world's largest online marketplace. Before he joined the marketing team in Switzerland, he has worked as Senior Manager Internet Marketing at eBay`s Dreilinden office near Berlin. Here he has led, among other things, the partners and media management. Prior to joining eBay, he gained extensive experience in online marketing when working for the internet company Lycos Europe, where he worked in various positions in Munich and Paris. Christian Erhard has studied business administration at the University of Munich.