TravelPerk Enlists Former Booking.com CEO to Scale Up After Raising $115 Million
Photo Credit: Gillian Tans speaking at the Skift Global Forum in 2016. Skift
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Gillian Tans is now back in the travel space after investing in the corporate travel agency and joining its board. Here’s what the Spanish startup hopes to gain.
Gillian Tans, who until last month was Booking.com’s chairwoman and its CEO until 2019, has joined the board of Spanish corporate travel agency TravelPerk, alongside another online travel veteran — Joel Cutler.
The new hires come as part of a $115 million fundraising round, led by new investor General Catalyst and existing investor Kinnevik. It’s the latest sign of renewed faith in the embattled corporate travel sector.
Tans took over the leadership of Booking.com in 2016, becoming one of the highest-paid executives in online trave
