Darren Huston, Business Person Of The Year

Darren Huston has been at the Priceline Group since only 2014, but the CEO is making big moves and they’re already paying off: The company sold $50 billion worth of travel in 2014 and posted an 11% increase in profits in its most recent quarter. Darren Huston shapes the company in two ways:

First, his experience in digital at Microsoft and consumer services at Starbucks have made him a meticulous, hands-on operator.
Second, Darren Huston’s made some promising acquisitions in his short reign.

Read full article @ https://fortune.com/businessperson-of-the-year/2015/darren-huston/

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