Darren Huston
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| Born | Darren R. Huston 3 January 1966 Hope, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Trent University University of British Columbia Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of BlackPines Capital Partners |
Darren R. Huston (born 3 January 1966) is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of BlackPines Capital Partners.[1] Huston was previously president and CEO of Priceline and Booking.com.
Early life
[edit]Darren R. Huston was born on 3 January 1966 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. He completed his high school education at the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy,[2] received a BS in economics from Trent University, an MA in economics from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.[3]
Early career
[edit]From 1990 to 1992, Huston was an environmental policy adviser for the Canadian government. From 1994 to 1998 he held an executive position with McKinsey & Company. From 1998 to 2003 he was a senior vice president at Starbucks. During his time with the company, he introduced Wi-Fi in physical stores and the development of the Starbucks Card payment system.[4]
In 2005 he became president and CEO of Microsoft Japan, and from 2008 served as Microsoft's corporate vice president, leading the company's consumer and online business.
Later career
[edit]He joined Booking.com as CEO in September 2011, and dually became CEO of its parent company Priceline Group in January 2014.[5] He resigned in April 2016 following an investigation into a relationship with an employee.[6][7] During his tenure, the company tripled its number of room nights booked and increased its employee base to more than 15,000 people.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ ESE Announces the Sale of a 70% Interest in GameAddik in an All-Cash Transaction, Retaining a Strategic 30% Interest
- ^ "UWCAD Alumni Profile: Darren R. Huston". UWC Adriatic. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Darren R. Huston". CNBC. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Priceline's CEO on Creating an In-House Multilingual Customer Service Operation". Harvard Business Review.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Darren R. Huston". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston Resigns; Chairman Jeffery H. Boyd Appointed Interim CEO" (Press release). The Priceline Group. PR Newswire. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Priceline CEO Resigns After Relationship With Employee – Bloomberg". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Schaal, Dennis (29 April 2016). "Verdict on Priceline CEO's Strategy Is Muddled by His Abrupt Ouster". Skrift.