Travelzoo, the online travel offers provider, has revealed that Chris Loughlin will become its chief executive from July 2010.
Loughlin, currently executive vice-president for Europe, has overseen year-on-year growth rates of more than 100% in the last year.
Present chief executive Holgar Bartel will become chairman of the board of directors as founder Ralph Bartel steps down to serve as one of the five members of the board.
Loughlin said: “I am delighted to accept this position and am looking forward to working with Holger to ensure a smooth transition in the run-up to July.
“I am committed to carrying on the exemplary standard he has set, not just in this company but in the internet media industry and the travel industry as a whole.”
Loughlin, 36, joined Travelzoo in 2001 as business development vice-president, based in the company’s Silicon Valley office in Mountain View, California.
In 2003, he moved to Chicago to expand Travelzoo’s operations in North America then headed to London in 2005 to launch Travelzoo in the UK and subsequently in Germany, France and Spain.
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