Christopher (Chris) J. Nassetta heads the American hospitality company Hilton Hotels Corporation as CEO and President. In 2022, he made his place in the global hospitality industry’s most powerful people. Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta follows three Ps in dealing with crises – protection of the people, protection of the main business, and preparation for recovery. […]
Category: Travel & Hospitality
Accor Hotels CEO – Sebastien Bazin (Age – 62)
A renowned French hotel conglomerate Accor S.A. that enjoys an extensive portfolio of vacation properties, hotels, and resorts elected Sebastien Bazin to lead the corporation as chairman and CEO in 2013. Accor Hotels CEO Sebastien Bazin has been successful in growing Europe’s prestigious hotel group and helping it secure its position among the top 10 […]
Best Western CEO – Larry Cuculic (Age – 67)
Earlier, BWH Hotel Group was led by David Kong. In 2021, Lawrence (Larry) M. Cuculic succeeded him to the position of CEO. Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic helps the hotel group gain strength across economic to luxury segments while improving its corporate structure. He gives special attention to three main sections of the company, including […]
Booking.com CEO – Gillian Tans
Booking Holdings is the owner of Booking.com. Gillian Tans replaced Jeffery Boy (Interim CEO) to assume the role of the Chief Executive Officer and President of the travel and hotel booking aggregator platform Booking.com in 2016. Booking.com CEO Gillian is a risk-taker and a creative person. She looks after the global strategy and operations of […]
TripAdvisor CEO – Stephen Kaufer
Founders Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert started TripAdvisor Inc. in 2000. Stephen assumed the positions of President and CEO at the company. Today, Trip Advisor is a publicly listed company and Liberty Media is the owner of it with 13.7% stake. As TripAdvisor CEO, Stephen has been successful in extending his company’s reach to 30 […]
Expedia CEO – Mark Okerstrom
Mark Okerstrom assumed the position of President and CEO at one of the world’s largest travel company Expedia Group in August 2017 after the exit of Dara Khosrowshahi (Current Uber CEO). Expedia CEO Mark’s association with the company is almost 11 years old. He played many senior leadership roles at the company and has been […]
MakeMyTrip Founder – Deep Kalra
Deep Kalra, the MakeMyTrip Founder, is a go-getter. The proof lies in the fact that MakeMyTrip.com was launched in 2000 and the subsequent year, the world faced double whammy in the form of Internet meltdown and World Trade Center attack. The same year, i.e. in 2001, India witnessed slide in VC investments. But Kalra did […]