Bryan Batista, New CEO of Skyscanner
Leading travel search
engine Skyscanner has announced the appointment of Bryan Batista has as its
new CEO, taking over from John Mangelaars. Batista will be transitioning from
his role as Chief Operating Officer and will become CEO on June 1, 2025.
Departing CEO John Mangelaars said, “After four and a half
incredible years, I am stepping down as CEO and passing the baton to Bryan. The
company is in a great position, and I feel that now is the right time for me
personally to make this change and pursue new ventures. I have enormous confidence
in Bryan's leadership and determination to take Skyscanner forward in the next
stage of its ambitious growth."
In 2024, Skyscanner experienced record performances across
its travel
products, seeing double digit growth in flights, car rental and
accommodation and broke into high growth markets, including India where it
expects to double its audience.
Batista joined Skyscanner in January 2024 as Chief Operating
Officer, previously holding leadership positions at Tesla and at Booking.com as
CEO of Rentalcars.com and SVP of their Trips business unit.
Since joining, he has been instrumental in building and
implementing the company's long-term strategic vision across the company, which
sees Skyscanner search 100 billion prices every day to help travelers plan and
book their trip with ease and confidence.
Bryan Batista said in a statement, "We built Skyscanner
because we are travel geeks at heart. We love the thrill of exploring new
places and we hate the pain of planning. Since joining Skyscanner, I've had the
privilege of working closely with our incredible teams and travel partners.
Stepping into this role is a dream. I get to lead a company that is on a
mission to become the world's number one travel ally.”
He added, “I am excited that we are now adding rail and
package travel options to that mix - delivering the best deals and the widest
selection of travel options to our travelers. We are breaking into new markets,
adding new products and smarter tools to make travel planning part of the
adventure, not the admin."
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