Skyscanner has appointed Microsoft veteran and former Travix Worldwide chief govt John Mangelaars to guide the corporate.
He’ll take up place as chief govt following an in depth worldwide search.
Mangelaars will substitute Moshe Rafiah, who has been splitting his time as chief govt between each Skyscanner and Travelfusion, the corporate he based over 20 years in the past.
Rafiah will return to Travelfusion, although he stays on the Skyscanner board as Vice Chair, a job he has held since 2019.
Rafiah commented: “Skyscanner has turn out to be my second house since stepping in as chief govt in June final yr, however I really feel extremely assured in handing over the reins to John.
“He has a deep information of the journey trade and over 30 years’ expertise in multinational companies.
“John has a confirmed observe report of scaling e-commerce companies and he’s additionally a transparent cultural match, with a robust concentrate on individuals.
Mangelaars, who spent 23 years at Microsoft, latterly as European vp, promoting and on-line, joined on-line journey company group Travix Worldwide as chief govt in 2013.
He stated: “I’m delighted to hitch Skyscanner, an distinctive crew driving a daring technique in a time the place there may be appreciable alternative to leverage development.
“My long-term focus shall be on guiding the crew in constructing sustainable profitability and market share.
“I converse for the broader Skyscanner crew in thanking Moshe for his dedication to Skyscanner, not simply previously months, however as we go ahead in his continued function as our vice chair.”
Mangelaars will start his transition to Skyscanner instantly .
