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1. Pressemeldung
15. Mai 2012
Gilles Despas appointed CEO of HolidayCheck AG
The Board of Directors of HolidayCheck AG, Bottighofen,
Switzerland, has appointed Gilles Despas, 43, as its new CEO and
Chairperson of the Management Board. He joins the company
today.
HolidayCheck AG, a TOMORROW FOCUS AG company, is the
largest German-language hotel rating and holiday reservations
portal.
Gilles Despas succeeds Jörg Trouvain, who is resigning from the company for personal reasons,
as previously announced. Until he leaves the company, Jörg Trouvain will continue to assist
HolidayCheck AG as an adviser.
Gilles Despas’ previous experience includes ten years as Managing Director Continental Europe at
ebookers Ltd, one of the leading European online travel agencies and part of Orbitz Worldwide.
Gilles Despas’ area of responsibility at ebookers included its subsidiaries in Austria, Belgium,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. He also
managed the product development, product procurement and partner marketing teams for
ebookers in Europe.
Until recently Gilles Despas was Senior Strategic Adviser at STA Travel, the world’s leading travel
agency for students and young adults. One of his main tasks was to reorganise all of STA Travel’s
online business operations.
Commenting on the appointment, Stefan Winners, CEO of TOMORROW FOCUS AG and
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of HolidayCheck AG, said:
“We are delighted to have been able to attract such an experienced and successful expert in the
European online travel sector as Gilles Despas for the role of CEO at HolidayCheck. His long
experience will be very useful in the European expansion of HolidayCheck AG.”
Gilles Despas, the new CEO of HolidayCheck AG, said:
“I am very pleased to be joining such a successful company. With the support of TOMORROW
FOCUS AG we will continue the steady growth of HolidayCheck, in particular consolidating its
market position in Europe.”
About HolidayCheck AG
HolidayCheck AG operates the biggest German-language holiday bookings and feedback portal on
the Internet.
The company is based in Bottighofen, just across the Swiss border from the German town of
Constance. With over 250 employees, HolidayCheck AG currently handles package holidays worth
over EUR 600 million a year.
The idea of setting up a holiday ratings platform was first mooted in 1999. The company was
subsequently founded in 2003. Today, with over 23 million visits every month (German Information
Society for Measuring the Distribution of Advertising Media – IVW, January 2012), HolidayCheck
AG operates the most important German-language holiday ratings portal as well as a TÜV-certified
travel agency.
In response to growing international demand, the holiday platform is now available in ten
languages.
HolidayCheck AG | Bahnweg 8 | CH-8598 Bottighofen | Switzerland Geschäftsführer: Jörg Trouvain (Vorsitzender)
T +41 (0) 71 686 9000 | F +41 (0) 71 686 9009 Friedrich von Scanzoni, Patrick Feil
info@holidaycheck.com | www.holidaycheck.com MwSt Nr: Schweiz 590 738
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2. Pressemeldung
15. Mai 2012
Media Relations contact:
Claudius Moarefi
Teamleiter PR, Redaktion & Social Media
T +41 (0) 71 686 9506
F +41 (0) 71 686 9009
claudius.moarefi@holidaycheck.com
HolidayCheck AG | Bahnweg 8 | CH-8598 Bottighofen | Switzerland Geschäftsführer: Jörg Trouvain (Vorsitzender)
T +41 (0) 71 686 9000 | F +41 (0) 71 686 9009 Friedrich von Scanzoni, Patrick Feil
info@holidaycheck.com | www.holidaycheck.com MwSt Nr: Schweiz 590 738
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