Full Name
Mr. John Caplan
Job Title
CEO and Director
Company
Payoneer
Speaker Bio
John Caplan is the CEO and Director of Payoneer. He is an executive, investor, and entrepreneur with a proven track record of scaling companies in the digital economy. Previously, he served as President of North America and Europe at Alibaba.com, the cross-border B2B business unit of Alibaba Group. In this role, he helped lead its transformation into one of Alibaba Group’s fastest-growing and most profitable units.
Caplan joined Alibaba in 2017 following its acquisition of OpenSky, an SMB software platform he founded in 2009 that enabled e-commerce SMBs to optimize their distribution across marketplaces. He was also previously Chief Executive Officer of Ford Models, Inc., a fashion talent agency, and Chief Marketing Officer of About.com, an internet publishing business.
Caplan joined Alibaba in 2017 following its acquisition of OpenSky, an SMB software platform he founded in 2009 that enabled e-commerce SMBs to optimize their distribution across marketplaces. He was also previously Chief Executive Officer of Ford Models, Inc., a fashion talent agency, and Chief Marketing Officer of About.com, an internet publishing business.
