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Leadership Change at Rome2Rio: Former Expedia Global Senior Vice President & GM Wendy Olson Killion is Named New CEO
Previously, Olson Killion led Expedia Group Media Solutions, the travel advertising platform of Expedia Group, where she was responsible for leading the business, which included product, analytics, engineering, strategy, operations, marketing, and commercial partner-facing teams. She also ran her own consultancy firm and has served on various industry boards.
Wendy Olson Killion expressed her enthusiasm for her new role, "
Olson Killion follows Yesh Munnangi , who successfully led Rome2Rio, which was acquired by the Omio Group in 2019, for the previous five years. Munnangi carefully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and retained all employees during that period. Afterward, he fueled the scale-up recovery and tripled its revenue: Today, Rome2Rio, gathers data from over 12.000 transportation providers worldwide. More than 50 million monthly visits make Rome2Rio a vital resource for travelers worldwide to compare the cheapest, quickest, and most convenient travel options in one spot.
Munnangi reflected on his time at Rome2Rio and the Omio Group, stating
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Rome2Rio: liz@rome2rio.com
Omio Group: gary.berman@omio.com
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Rome2Rio is a global trip-planning platform to quickly research, compare, and coordinate transport options in 240+ countries and territories worldwide, by just entering two addresses, towns, landmarks, attractions, or cities anywhere in the world; Rome2Rio shows you the possible ways to travel. Rome2Rio was founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2010 and was acquired by the Omio Group, the Berlin -based travel booking platform, in 2019.
Since its foundation in 2013, the Omio Group has been helping its customers discover new ways of traveling. Thanks to its two interconnected platforms, Omio and Rome2Rio, Omio is the world's leading travel platform for searching, comparing, and booking. Omio B2B Partnership services OTA's and mobility providers with tailored business solutions. Over the past decade, the Omio Group has sold over 40 million tickets and collaborated with over 1,000 transportation providers.
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