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Ryan Cohen

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, GameStop Corp.

Has led GameStop since January 2021 and is also the company's chairman. He is named as chairman and CEO in the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K and the 2026 proxy statement.

In the news

GameStop drops Ryan Cohen's CEO performance award from its proxy at his request

At Ryan Cohen's request, GameStop's board agreed to amend the proxy statement to remove a CEO performance award it had approved in January 2026, before the company decided to pursue eBay.

Management

eBay board rejects GameStop's $125 per share proposal as neither credible nor attractive

eBay's board rejected GameStop's unsolicited, non-binding proposal and called it neither credible nor attractive.

M&A

GameStop proposes to buy eBay for $125 per share, half cash and half stock, valued near $55.5 billion

In a letter dated May 3, 2026 and disclosed in an 8-K filed May 4, GameStop proposed a non-binding deal to acquire all eBay shares it does not already own at $125 each, paid half in cash and half in GameStop stock.

M&A