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Darren Huston Details on Apollo

1. BlackPines Capital Partners -

   CEO & Founder (May 2016 - Present)

2. The Knot Worldwide -

   Executive Chairman (January 2019 - Present)

3. Operto Guest Technologies -

  Executive Chairman (August 2018 - Present)

4. Allegro -

  Executive Chairman (January 2017 - Present)

5. Magento, an Adobe Company -

  Chairman (January 2017 - July 2018)

6. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) -

  President & CEO (January 2014 - April 2016)

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Furnished rental market for business travelers 2nd address has expanded into Miami with a partnership with Hosteeva, a rental property provider says “thousands” of areas located in business districts across the U. S.

Earlier 2nd Address Raises $10 Million for Rental Bookings, also Operto Guest Technologies, a property automation system for vacation rentals, hotels, and serviced apartments, disclosed that last year it raised approximately $2 million in funding from angel investors, led by Darren Huston, who now runs BlackPines Capital Partners.

“Miami is one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for corporate housing and service apartments,” Tam said. “It’s a vibrant city for small business growth as well as for MNCs doing business across Latin America.”

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Darren Huston - Currently Priceline Uses AI To Stop Fraudsters

(on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/KisyHlDNR2 Darren R. Huston (born 3 January 1966) is a Canadian businessman and the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Priceline, and Booking.com. Residence - Amsterdam, Netherlands Nationality - Canadian Alma mater - Trent University, University of British Columbia, Harvard Business School Occupation - President and CEO, Priceline Salary - US$21,966,094 (total compensation) Successor - Jeffery H. Boyd

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Amsterdam Business Award On May 29th 2020 the Amsterdam Business Award will be given out for the tenth year straight to one of the three nominated organizations that have proven to be an example in their way of doing business.

Previous years the prize was won by Dook van de Boer from TataSteel, Darren Huston from Booking.com, Peter-Willem Burgmans from MCI-Group, Michael Crimp from IBC and Daniel Grieder from Tommy Hilfiger.

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Contact details for Darren Huston in London W1F 9NN from 192.com Business Directory, the best resource for finding Business Advisory listings in the UK

Darren Huston leadership track record and passion for innovation and excellence in the online travel and cloud software solutions space plus our industry-leading home automation solutions for the property rental industry are a perfect match.

Rental automation is finally a realizable and scalable solution that will revolutionize the long-tail of the accommodation industry.

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In the Future of Travel Experience, Jeffrey Katz, CEO of Journera and founding CEO of Orbitz, goes one-to-one with fellow leaders to get their insights on how advanced technology and changing consumer expectations will shape the future of the industry.

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Everything You Need To Know About CEO of Operto Guest Technologies

Michael Driedger has more two decades of experience in architecture, building structure and development with an enthusiasm for energy efficiency, sustainability, and intelligent systems intended to improve our overall quality of life.

Michael Driedger established Edge Consultants in 2012 to give sustainable building services to customers in the Middle East, North America and Europe. While giving green structure services to probably the biggest hotel providers in Riyadh he was staggered by how hotels use as a lot of vitality as an outpatient hospital. It was this insight and standing in line at the check in work area following a 30 hour journey from Vancouver BC, Canada, that prompted an interest to change building innovation in the world of accommodation.

Mr. Driedger is right now the CEO of Operto Guest Technologies and on its top managerial staff with Executive Chairman Darren Huston. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

In 2016 Mr. Driedger spun a software company out of Edge Consultants to address the lack of connected software solutions in buildings (most specifically accommodation) and co-founded Operto Guest Technologies. The company brings building technology advancements to the fast paced world of accommodation.

Since its introduction in 2016, Operto has revolutionized the way that hotels manage rooms, check in, energy and even air quality. The product is now being used in six countries around the world.

Mr. Driedger is passionate about commercializing IoT technology to solve guest experience, sustainability and cost efficiency challenges in hotels and short term property and vacation rentals.

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Darren Huston spent through 7+ years at Microsoft in different positions, in particular President and CEO of the organizations activities in Japan. He has also been Senior Vice President at Starbucks where he headed up their product development in the late 1990s.

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Booking.com targeting  20% increase in bookings through website

After its rapid ride to dominance in online travel in Europe over the past decade, Booking.com is seeking to expand in China and the U.S., its CEO said in

Darren Huston, who heads both Booking.com and its U.S. parent organization Priceline Group, said Booking.com is focusing on a 20 percent expansion in booking going through its website in the third quarter and still has years of growth ahead.

"Travel is developing at double the pace of GDP. Do-it-yourself travel is growing faster than packaged travel. Also, online is becoming quicker than offline. So we have three tail winds," Huston told Reuters from Booking.com's Amsterdam offices.

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Darren Huston, Founder and CEO of Blackpines Global Advisors which is private investment firm.  

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Top 5 Private Equity Firms of 2019

Private equity is a type of investment where professional investors raise an enormous fund and re-invest those assets in a wide range of ways looking for the greatest possible benefit.

Firms in this risky industry often grab headlines for large acquisitions, sometimes controversial leveraged buyouts, and occasionally going bust and losing billions of dollars. Be that as it may, among huge numbers of these future titans of account, a bunch of firms have risen to the top as the biggest and most successful private equity firms.

Here are the best private equity firms operating today.

The Blackstone Group

The organization is headquartered in New York and holds workplaces in major financial centers around the world. This company offers a wide range of investment products and offers services including private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and credit.

The Carlyle Group

With $201 billion in assets under management and $40.1 billion in raised funds over the last five years, The Carlyle Group is a major force in the financial industry. The group, which was founded in 1987 and trades on the NASDAQ under ticker symbol CG, is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

BlackPines Global Advisors

BlackPine is a private investment firm incorporated in May 2016 in The Hague. Darren Huston is a founder and CEO of Blackpines missions to help both owners and leaders of private companies optimize the value of their investments. The firm provides financing solutions to companies and asset owners with presence in Greater China.

Apollo Global Management

With $248.9 billion in assets under management and $24 billion raised in the last five years, New York-based Apollo Global Management joined the private equity scene in 1990. Apollo is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol APO.

TPG Capital

Fort Worth, Texas-based TPG Capital raised $36.1 billion in the last five years. It holds its second HQ in San Francisco. Formerly known as Texas Pacific Group, the firm manages a portfolio of over $70 billion in assets through private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund divisions.

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Slickspaces brings automation & technology to both guests and hosts at vacation rental properties through things like smart locks and voice-led tools. CEO Darren Huston serving as executive chairman,...

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Booking.com CEO, Darren Huston answer the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness for ALS.

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With some money related wizards as yet spreading predictions of a coming downturn, consumers are getting progressively hesitant about investing in either real estate or the stock market.

With some money related wizards as yet spreading predictions of a coming downturn, consumers are getting progressively hesitant about investing in either real estate or the stock market.

Regardless of whether you choose one investment over another, there’s such a great amount of fluctuation crosswise over business sectors that there’s no assurance that you’ve made the best decision. You could buy rental property in Miami, but then watch as rent prices skyrocket across the state in Tampa.

All in all, the tried-and-true wisdom still stands: Having a differentiated portfolio split between stocks, bonds, real estate and other money related alternatives will in general be the most secure approach to contribute. That way, if any market crashes, there are always a few more to even it out and help you weather the storm.

Investing in stocks

At the point when you put resources into a stock, you’re buying a bit of an organization. As that organization develops and its profits increase, so does the estimation of your stock.

Stock investors have loads of alternatives accessible to them: They can invest in blue-chip stocks, profit stocks, penny stocks and index funds, each bringing their very own individual risk-reward profiles to the table.

Investing in real estate

For many, real estate is the gold standard of all investments. Like stocks, real estate provides investors with many diverse opportunities and strategies, such as buying and holding, house flipping and rental properties.

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Darren Huston spent through 7+ years at Microsoft in different positions, in particular President and CEO of the organizations activities in Japan. He has also been Senior Vice President at Starbucks where he headed up their product development in the late 1990s.

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When should travel startups hire a CMO?

Seldom do early stage new travel companies have a chief marketing officer (CMO) — and that is something worth being thankful for, according to two experts in venture capital.

Seldom do early stage new travel companies have a chief marketing officer (CMO) — and that is something worth being thankful for, according to two experts in venture capital.

“Startups sometimes move too quickly to fill C-suite positions before they’re ready to bring in real talent,” says Chris Hemmeter, managing director for Thayer Ventures.

Rampant job title inflation is a problem in travel startups, with an alphabet soup of C-level titles — including CMO — impeding growth in some companies.

Hemmeter, who has established a few brands in the travel sector, accepts that it is better for the organization to get progressively experienced talent when the business is full grown.

As the organization develops and requires a progressively experienced individual, it is improbable that the initial CMO is going to relinquish the job title.

Calling it “probably the greatest hazard” for early stage startups, Hemmeter says that new organizations unable to “attract world-class talent” some of the time present the CMO title to a youngster who is capable however needs understanding.

To be a part of travel industry for long time, Darren Huston has all the knowledge to make successful strategies.

With regards to the CMO title, new businesses ought to be extremely cautious before including it.

“Someone shouldn’t have the CMO title except if they have a huge amount of applicable experience, one heck of a toolbox and a great network of people that they can call on.”