Booking.com hires Silicon Valley tech exec as CTO

Matt SwannTravel e-commerce giant Booking.com has appointed technology veteran Matt Swann as chief technology officer (CTO).

In this role, Swann will lead Booking.com’s full stack technology strategy to support the company’s continued growth as a global technology leader in travel and experiences.

Swann joins Booking.com from Silicon Valley-based event and ticketing marketplace StubHub, where he served as CTO.

Prior to Stubhub, his past positions and companies include chief information officer at Citibank, and vice president and global payments chief at Amazon.

source: TTG Asia