Previous eBay executive Laurence Tracol has been appointed vice president of finance at Skyscanner.

Reporting to chief functioning officer, Kris Beyens, she will guide the world wide finance operate throughout Europe, the United States and APAC and will join the executive staff.

Tracol joins Skyscanner from eBay, where by she held a amount of finance management positions, and most lately served as deputy main financial officer for eBay Worldwide.

Of the appointment, Beyens commented: “Laurence has a solid monitor report of accelerating growth, driving strategic small business initiatives and acquiring high-undertaking teams.

“Leading finance, Laurence will guidance our overarching enterprise approach and directives.

“She is extremely aligned to Skyscanner’s mission of main the transformation to contemporary and sustainable travel: we’re delighted to welcome Laurence to the Skyscanner team.”

Laurence provides with her 25 years of finance experience at key technological innovation organizations.

Outdoors of Skyscanner, she also serves as a non-government director and strategic advisor.

In her cost-free time, Laurence enjoys expending time outdoors and journey vacation with her household.

Laurence mentioned: “I’ve joined the company at a difficult but remarkable time.

“The affect of Covid-19 on the vacation sector is not inconsiderable, but Skyscanner enjoys a key placement in the world of travel.

“I believe that there is pent-up need for travel in the foreseeable future, which tends to make for a substantial fiscal chance for a world-wide organization like Skyscanner.”