Darren Huston
| Darren Huston | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Darren R. Huston 3 January 1966 Hope, British Columbia, Canada |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater |
Trent University University of British Columbia Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | President and CEO, Priceline |
| Salary | US$21,966,094 (total compensation)[1] |
| Successor | incumbent |
Darren R. Huston (born 3 January 1966) is a Canadian businessman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Priceline Group and Booking.com.
Early life
Darren R. Huston was born on 3 January 1966 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. He received a BS in Economics from Trent University, and MA in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.[2]
Career
Huston joined Booking.com as CEO in September 2011, and has been CEO of parent company, The Priceline Group, since 1 January 2014.[1] Huston is responsible for overseeing the Group’s global businesses, including inter-brand relations, distribution and geographic expansion. Before Booking.com, Huston was Corporate VP of Global consumer and online at Microsoft from 2008, where he led Microsoft’s Consumer & Online business including their global ad sales team for three years, following his role as President & CEO of Microsoft Japan from 2005. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President at Starbucks Corporation, where he was responsible for acquisitions and new product development. Darren holds a Masters in Economics from the University of British Columbia and an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard University. He and his family reside in the Netherlands.[3]
Personal life
He is married.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Executive Profile: Darren R. Huston". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Darren R. Huston". CNBC. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pricelinegroup.com/about/leadership/
- ↑ Schaal, Dennis (10 February 2015). "Complete Interview: Priceline CEO on Staying in High Gear". Skift. Retrieved 3 July 2015.