NORWALK, Conn., April 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) today announced
that it has nominated Bob van Dijk,
Chief Executive Officer of Naspers - a global internet group and
one of the largest technology investors in the world - for election
to the Board at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
June 2020.
Mr. van Dijk became Group CEO of Naspers in April 2014, assuming the additional role of CEO
of Prosus at its listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange
in September 2019, and has more than
two decades' experience managing online growth companies. He joined
the Naspers group as CEO of the Allegro Group in August 2013 and was promoted to CEO of Global
Transaction eCommerce in October
2013. Previously, Mr. van Dijk also served in several
general management positions with eBay and Schibsted. Prior to
that, Mr. van Dijk was an entrepreneur in online financial
products. He began his career at McKinsey with a focus on mergers
and acquisitions and media. Mr. van Dijk has an MBA Hons from
INSEAD and an MSc (cum laude) in econometrics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
"Bob's extensive experience with high growth global internet
companies will offer tremendous value and counsel to our Board and
Holdings' leadership team," said Jeffery H.
Boyd, Chairman of Booking Holdings. "We are thrilled to
welcome Bob to the team."
In addition, the Board made the following changes to the Board's
leadership that will become effective at the time of the company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders in June
2020:
- Robert (Bob) J. Mylod Jr.,
current Director and member of our Compensation Committee, will
become Chairman of the Board. Current Chairman of the Board,
Jeffery H. Boyd will remain a
Director of the Board.
- Charles (Chuck) H. Noski,
current Director and Chair of our Audit Committee, will become Lead
Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
- Vanessa A. Wittman, current
Director and member of our Audit Committee, will become Chair of
the Audit Committee.
"We congratulate Bob, Chuck and Vanessa on their new roles
within our Board. Their value to our business to date has been
indispensable, and we thank them for their continued dedication,"
said Boyd. "Bob Mylod will be
assuming my role as Chairman of the Board. Having worked with Bob
for more than 20 years since his earliest days at our company, I
can think of no one more suited to take on this role." Boyd added,
"Chuck Noski has been an invaluable
member of our Board for the last five years, and we are honored to
have him step into his new Lead Independent Director
role."
"I want to thank Jeff for all of his contributions to our
business over the last two decades," said Booking Holdings Chief
Executive Officer, Glenn Fogel.
"Jeff's leadership has guided this company through its evolution
from a small start-up in the U.S. to the global, multi-brand
business it is today. His knowledge, instinct and commitment have
had an astounding impact on our business, our employees and our
leaders. I look forward to continuing to work with Jeff as a
trusted member of our Board, as well as with Bob Mylod in his new role as Chairman of our
Board."
Booking Holdings also announced that Director Nancy Peretsman and Lead Independent Director
James (Jim) M. Guyette have decided
to retire from the Booking Holdings Board, effective at the
Company's Annual Meeting in June.
"We also thank Nancy and Jim for their tireless commitment to
Booking Holdings over the last approximately twenty years," said
Boyd. "They have both served our shareholders well, and we are
grateful for their immense contributions to Booking Holdings'
success over the years. We wish them both the best in their future
endeavors."
About Booking Holdings
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG)
is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided
to consumers and local partners in over 230 countries and
territories through six primary brands: Booking.com, KAYAK,
priceline.com, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable. The mission
of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience
the world. For more information, visit Bookingholdings.com.
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