Gillian Tans

President at VanMoof, Former CEO at Booking.com, and Founder of DiversityHero

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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Gillian Tans Biography

Gillian Tans is a Dutch businesswoman who was Booking.com’s Chief Executive Officer, appointed in April 2016 and stepped down in June 2019. She was responsible for the global strategy and operations of Booking.com, including the management of all business units within the organization. Since stepping down as CEO, Tans has served as Booking.com’s Chairwoman, and advises the company’s leadership on the long-term vision and operations for the business as well as key growth initiatives.

Previously, Tans served as Booking.com’s President and Chief Operating Officer, a role she had held since 2011, as well as other positions running of Booking.com’s Global Sales, Operations, IT, Content and Customer Care departments. During her tenure, Booking.com advanced its operations and sales across more than 224 countries and territories.

Before joining Booking.com, Tans spent four years with the international Golden Tulip Worldwide hotel group, where she served as Product Manager, Marketing Manager and Director of Sales. She also worked for the Intercontinental Hotel Group and with several independent hotels. Tans began her career at Hershey Entertainment and Resorts in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Hotel Management School in Middelburg, Netherlands. She speaks English, Dutch, German and French.

Tans was ranked by the organization Inspiring Fifty on their 50 Most Inspirational Women in Dutch Technology list.

Gillian Tans Videos

  • Gillian Tans & Lauren Valbert (Booking.com & Edelman) on Future ...
    Gillian Tans, CEO of Booking.com, and Lauren Valbert, Director, Head of Health & Tech at Edelman | Tech companies based in Europe are ...
  • The Future Of Travel Technology
    Gillian Tans, CEO of Booking.com teaches us today how to attract top talent and build the true future of travel. Gillian Tans, CEO, Booking.com ...
  • Gillian Tans (Booking.com) on Running A 15000+ Employee ...
    Running A 15000+ Employee Business What is it like to run an international tech company with more than 15.000 employees? How do you ...

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Gillian Tans is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Gillian Tans for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Gillian Tans generally travels from AmsterdamNetherlands and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nicole Yeary, Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Deb Liu, Sharon Gai and Frances West. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Gillian Tans for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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