Glen Fogel Named CEO of Booking.com, Gillian Tans Appointed Chairwoman
June 26 2019 - 8:40AM
Dow Jones News
By Aisha Al-Muslim
Glenn Fogel has been named chief executive officer of
Booking.com, on top of his current role as CEO of Booking Holdings
Inc. (BKNG).
Meanwhile, Gillian Tans has been appointed into the new position
of chairwoman of Booking.com and out of her former CEO role of the
website, effective immediately, the company said Wednesday.
Ms. Tans, who has spent 17 years with the company, was appointed
CEO of Booking.com in 2016. Before that, she served as
Booking.com's president and chief operating officer, as well as
other positions.
Mr. Fogel has been the CEO and president of Booking Holdings
since January 2017. He joined Booking Holdings in February
2000.
"I am excited by the opportunity to guide our largest business
and drive even more alignment across the Booking Holdings brands,"
Mr. Fogel said in prepared remarks.
Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has more than
17,500 employees around the world.
Aside from Booking.com, Booking Holdings oversees KAYAK,
priceline.com, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable.
Write to Aisha Al-Muslim at aisha.al-muslim@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2019 09:25 ET (13:25 GMT)
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