This Working Life: ‘I’ve learned that it can be possible to have it all, and I like to instil this belief in others’ – Annette Hickey of PayPal

The vice-president of global operations at PayPal has always been an advocate for women in the workplace and for flexibility, and believes it is possible to be a successful businessperson and a parent

Annette Hickey, vice-president of global operations at PayPal for North America, Europe the Middle East & Africa, and Australia: ‘Success is often about taking chances.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Annette Hickey is the vice-president of global operations at PayPal for North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Australia. She worked as the head of online and social media, and head of customer operations at Vodafone.

My values have really served as the backbone for all of my career choices, and my ambition started at home.

My mother taught me the importance of being independent, having my own bank account and making my ...