Airbnb Just Hired Booking's Homes Guy
Airbnb just hired the executive who ran Booking.com's hotels and homes business. And gave him Airbnb Hotels.
Pepijn Rijvers started on Tuesday as Chief Business Officer, leading Homes, Hotels, Global Markets and Enterprise Operations.
→ More than 12 years at Booking.com from 2008: Chief Marketing Officer, then Managing Director of Global Hotels and Accommodations. Chesky says he built Booking's homes business
→ Then Chief Business Officer at Tripadvisor Group and president of Viator
→ Replaces Dave Stephenson, Airbnb's former CFO and first CBO
Chesky's memo to staff pre-empted the obvious…
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