Edinburgh unicorn Skyscanner has appointed former eBay executive Kris Beyens as its new CFO.
Beyens is a former CFO at eBay International and COO/VP at eBay EMEA.
He also spent 13 years in finance roles at General Electric, spanning business like GE Industrial Systems and GE Healthcare.
鈥淭ravel is a passion of mine, and as a world-class provider of flights, hotels and car hire, Skyscanner is leading the industry鈥檚 transformation towards modern and sustainable travel,鈥� said Beyens.
鈥淲ith over 100m people using Skyscanner every month, the business put over 172m flight passengers in the air last year.
鈥淚n 2018 flight tickets purchased via Skyscanner totalled $23.7bn. It is clear that Skyscanner is in a strong position to pave the way for the future of the industry.鈥�
CEO Bryan Dove said of the appointment: 鈥淜ris brings to the team a deep marketplace understanding coupled with impressive international experience.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to welcome Kris to Skyscanner: we have an ambitious and bold strategy as the sector leader, and Kris will play a key role in helping us to accelerate towards our goals.鈥�
Beyens will be based in Skyscanner鈥檚 London office and will replace outbound CFO Colin McLellan.