Expedia Trims Business Units, Sees a Trio of Executive Departures


Skift Take

Does the reorganization and leadership shuffle make Expedia Group a proverbial lean, mean fighting machine to better compete? As with all these things, it will all depend on the execution.

After shutting brands like Pillow and ApartmentJet, and striking a deal to spin off Egencia since becoming CEO a year ago, Expedia Group's Peter Kern led a reorganization of the company that sees a trio of high-profile executives leaving. Trimming the business unit organization from five units to four and remaking them, Expedia Group appointed Rathi Murthy chief technology officer and president of Expedia Services, and Jon Gieselman the president of Expedia Brands, the company announced Monday. Leaving the company over the new few months will be Cyril Ranque, presiden