SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- EBay Inc. said after Monday's closing bell that Chief Operating Officer Maynard Webb plans to retire in August, and the company has no plans to fill the position. Webb is responsible for corporate operations, including the legal, human resources, and corporate technology functions. Over the past year, Webb and President and Chief Executive Meg Whitman have overseen the decentralization of many operational functions in order to better serve the business needs of the company's various platforms, San Jose, Calif.-based eBay said. This story was supplied by MarketWatch. For further information see www.marketwatch.com.