xpedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill have resigned abruptly from the Seattle-based online travel giant, and chairman Barry Diller is stepping in to run the company, citing a strategy disagreement between the top executives and the board over efforts to unify the company’s operations.
The surprise shakeup, announced Wednesday morning, comes a little more than two years after Okerstrom was named to the role, succeeding Dara Khosrowshahi after he left to become Uber’s top executive. It also comes just two months after the company made its long-awaited headquarters move from downtown Bellevue, Wash., to a high-profile Seattle waterfront site.
In a message to employees, Diller called it “an unfortunate and difficult situation,” saying he and board vice chairman Peter Kern will oversee the company’s executive team and day-to-day operations.
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/expedia-ceo-cfo-resign-surprise-shakeup-barry-diller-asserts-control-online-travel-giant/
December 4, 2019 at 6:40 am
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