Carol Hargrave

Carol is a seasoned marketer with experience in startup marketing and in the payments space. She is currently leading Product Marketing for Commerce Products at PayPal. She and her team are responsible for bringing products to market that provide value to PayPal’s consumers and merchants. In addition, Carol has experience working with start-ups helping to develop and execute their go-to-market strategies that deliver high-growth capabilities. Prior to joining PayPal, Carol was the Chief Marketing Officer at Klarna, a global provider of e-commerce payment solutions, based in Stockholm, Sweden. At Klarna Carol led a major growth initiative to help position the Klarna brand with both merchants and consumers. Carol has led high-achieving teams at Citibank, Bill Me Later, PayPal, and Klarna. She was part of the Bill Me Later team that was successfully acquired by PayPal in 2008.  She has a proven track record across a variety of areas including business development, marketing strategy, merchant marketing and consumer marketing.