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Darren Huston
Born
Darren R. Huston

(1966-01-03) 3 January 1966 (age 58)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materTrent University
University of British Columbia
Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)President and CEO, Priceline
Successorincumbent

Darren R. Huston (born 3 January 1966) is a Canadian businessman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Priceline.

Early life

Darren R. Huston was born on 3 January 1966 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. He received a BS in economics from Trent University, and MA in economics from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.[2]

Career

Huston joined Booking.com as CEO in September 2011, and has been CEO of parent company, The Priceline Group, since 1 January 2014.[1] Huston is responsible for overseeing the Group’s global businesses, including inter-brand relations, distribution and geographic expansion. Before Booking.com, Huston was Corporate VP of Global consumer and online at Microsoft from 2008, where he led Microsoft’s Consumer & Online business including their global ad sales team for three years, following his role as President & CEO of Microsoft Japan from 2005. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President at Starbucks Corporation, where he was responsible for acquisitions and new product development. Darren holds a Masters in Economics from the University of British Columbia and an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard University. He and his family reside in the Netherlands. [3]

Personal life

He is married.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Executive Profile: Darren R. Huston". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Darren R. Huston". CNBC. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.pricelinegroup.com/about/leadership/
  4. ^ Schaal, Dennis (10 February 2015). "Complete Interview: Priceline CEO on Staying in High Gear". Skift. Retrieved 3 July 2015.