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Pikl appoints former Forge Holiday Group general counsel as CCO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Insurtech company Pikl has appointed Jemma Clarke as chief commercial officer. Clarke will be responsible for driving Pikl’s UK commercial growth.
Expedia Group names Ranganathan as new CPO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Expedia Group has announced the appointment of Shilpa Ranganathan as its new chief product officer, marking her return to the company to lead its product and design teams.
Situ appoints property partner growth director
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Global accommodation agency Situ has appointed Suzanne Luscombe as property partner growth director.
Sykes Holiday Cottages appoints marketing director
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Chris Algar has been named marketing director of Chester-based Sykes Holiday Cottages. Previously head of owned and earned media with Sykes, Algar has been promoted to head up the group’s marketing team. He first joined Sykes in 2015 and will now work closely with chief marketing officer, James Shaw. In his new role, Algar […]
Vacasa appoints chief strategy officer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: John Banczak has been promoted from SVP of innovation to chief strategy officer at Vacasa, a new role for the company. Banczak joined Vacasa following the acquisition of TurnKey Vacation Rentals last year, where the served as co-founder and CEO. At TurnKey, Banczak led the development of its patented remote management system, comprising interconnected […]
OYO Vacation Homes appoints Matthews as board member
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: James Matthews, CEO and co-founder of Eden Rock Group, has joined travel technology company OYO as a non-executive director for the company’s vacation homes business. Alongside the management of investment firm Eden Rock Group, Matthews is also a shareholder of Eden Rock Hotel in St Barths and a board member of Sheffield Business Park […]
SkyRun names new CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: SkyRun Vacation Rentals has announced that Lukas Krause [pictured] will take over as CEO on 1 July. This announcement comes after the passing of SkyRun co-founder and former CEO, Barry Cox, on 10 May. SkyRun began looking for a new CEO prior to Cox’s passing in early 2021 as he focused on his battle […]
Manchanda appointed as CuddlyNest CGO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental marketplace CuddlyNest has announced the appointment of Nitin Manchanda as its new chief growth officer [CGO]. Manchanda joins CuddlyNest as the former global head of SEO at Omio and Trivago, and the popularly known “influential guru” of the SEO community. Prior to those positions, he worked in commerce, helping Indian retail company […]
UC Asset invests into SHOC Holdings and appoints CEO
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: UC Asset (UCASU), an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, has invested around $1 million into SHOC Holdings LLC, and appointed Greg Bankston, who currently serves as a managing member of UCASU’s general partner, as CEO of SHOC. The company believes Bankston’s 20-year real estate background and knowledge of the city’s history make him the […]