Venere.com Names New Chief Technology Officer
ROME, July 8- Venere.com, the European online hotel reservations specialist
recently acquired by Expedia Inc., has appointed Philippe Vimard to lead its
technology department.
In this role Philippe will be responsible for the company’s
technological strategy and drive forward the technological development of the
Venere.com global point of sales.
“We are delighted to have Philippe join the senior management
team at Venere.com,” comments Emmanuel de Rycker, Managing Director at
Venere.com. “Philippe brings to the position a deep knowledge of Expedia’s
lodging products and systems, strong experience in hotel system connectivity,
and knowledge of high-transaction volume web sites.”
Philippe joined Expedia in 2002 through the acquisition of
Newtrade technologies, a Montreal-based company specializing in hotel
connectivity and distribution solutions. In the past 7 years, he has been
involved at multiple levels in the Expedia Supply organization from Group
Program Manager of the Direct Connect technology to Senior Director of
Lodging Supply System. In 2008, after spending 2 years as GM of the Cars,
Cruises and Trains supply platforms at Expedia headquarters in Bellevue
(Washington), he returned to Canada to head the Montreal section of the
Lodging Supply Team. Philippe will now be relocating to Venere’s Rome office
in this new role.
About Venere.com
Since its launch in 1995, Venere.com has become one of the
most renowned sites for online hotel reservations worldwide. During the past
years, Venere.com has progressively added a host of new properties, and today
provides a choice of over 32,000 hotels, B&B’s, serviced apartments and other
accommodation solutions to its customers. Venere.com attracts users by its
simplicity, the free online search and booking service, multilingual detailed
hotel descriptions and information, high quality images and the exclusive
interactive maps. The approximately 600,000 hotel reviews provide customers
with a range of unbiased opinions to help them to choose the right
accommodation for the right price. Venere.com is an Expedia Inc. company (for
more information visit http://www.expediainc.com/ NASDAQ: EXPE) and has
offices in Rome, London and Paris.
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