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Expedia's New CEO on What He'd Like to Change

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom speaking at an event in early 2017.  Expedia

Skift Take

A lot of CEOs say they will maintain the policies of their predecessors. But when huge challenges surface, it will be up to Okerstrom to be his own guy, and chart a new course when necessary.

You can expect Mark Okerstrom, Expedia Inc.'s new president and CEO, to stay the course, for the most part, of his predecessor, Dara Khosrowshahi, who now has the chief executive's office at Uber. In a conference call wth the press Wednesday afternoon from Washington State, Okerstrom said he doesn't have a long list of "Gee, when Dara leaves," he'll do this or that.

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