Mieke De Schepper, current
Vice President Market Management APAC, to assume Chief Commercial
Officer role following departure of Senior Vice President and CCO
Christophe Peymirat
BELLEVUE, Washington,
Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
Egencia, the corporate travel division of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:
EXPE) announced that Mieke De
Schepper, Vice President, Market Management for the Lodging
Partner Services organization in Expedia group will assume the role
of Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in January,
following the upcoming departure of 17-year Egencia veteran and
current Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer,
Christophe Peymirat.
Egencia President, Rob Greyber,
reflecting on Peymirat's time at Egencia, noted, "After 17 years at
Egencia, Christophe has decided to leave the
company. Christophe has seen Egencia, Expedia and the travel
industry change in massive ways, and he's played a huge part in
many of those changes. Christophe was part of the team that
started Egencia in 2000 and he has been instrumental in growing the
business, integrating acquisitions, expanding geographically and
more recently building a global commercial organization. We wish
him well in his future endeavors."
De Schepper has been with Expedia since 2015. Based in
Singapore, she has been leading
Expedia's Lodging Partner Services Market Management efforts in
APAC, driving key account management relationships with hotel
partners in APAC and coordinating the execution of business
strategy for Lodging Partner Services. De Schepper also serves as a
non-executive member of the supervisory board of trivago, an
Expedia company. She will continue to be based in Singapore.
Welcoming De Schepper to the role, Greyber said, "I know that
Mieke will leverage her organizational capabilities, stakeholder
management skills and great strategic capability to continue the
great journey of Egencia's Commercial organization."
About Egencia
Egencia makes business travel better by making it more connected
and complete. Egencia puts travelers at the heart of business
travel, continuously supporting them with solutions that are more
engaging and effective. Driven by consumer insights and technology
investments from parent company, Expedia, Inc., Egencia connects
everything travelers need – content, technology, service and
reporting – in one place. Egencia provides services in more than 65
countries. To connect with Egencia, visit www.egencia.com and
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