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10 Booking.com partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Booking.com partnerships leaders have held vice president, senior director, director and head-of roles in strategic, distribution and regional partnerships at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Booking.com from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Hickson
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships (Americas) · Booking.com
Former Head of Partnerships (Americas) at Booking.com (2017–2023), and VP Corporate Business Development at Booking Holdings since 2023, leading a team focused on cross-brand work, per the profile. Other roles shown are VP Global Business Development - Travel at Groupon (2014–2017) and Sr. Director, Business Development at Yahoo (2004–2008).
Eddy Veldhuizen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Connectivity Partnerships & Travel Technology Ecosystems · Booking.com
Senior Director Connectivity Partnerships & Travel Technology Ecosystems at Booking.com since 2022. The profile headline describes a global commercial executive focused on ecosystems, B2B2C scale and strategic alliances, and names earlier time at Google and Microsoft.
Jennifer Huang
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships (Eastern US and Canada) · Booking.com
Former Head of Partnerships (Eastern US and Canada) at Booking.com (2018–2024), and Head of Account Management - Demand Partnerships (North America) there since 2024. Earlier roles shown are Director, Global Client Management and Business Consulting at American Express Global Business Travel (2016–2018) and Senior Partnerships Manager covering airlines and online travel agencies at American Express (2013–2016).
Jeremy Cornuau
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Partnerships · Booking.com
Senior Director, Partnerships at Booking.com since 2023, after Director, Global Distribution Partnerships there (2021–2023), where the profile says he was responsible for global B2B2C distribution channels. Earlier Booking.com roles shown are Senior Manager, App Distribution (2020–2021), Manager, Global Affiliates (2020) and Team Lead, Affiliate Networks (2017–2019).
Mark van der Linden
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Partnerships · Booking.com
Vice President, Partnerships at Booking.com since 2021, a current role the profile lists in the general management department at the President/Vice President level. The listing shows no other roles for this person, so earlier positions and the specific partner areas covered are not stated here.
Nikita Melnikov
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Partnerships Central & South Europe / Middle East · Booking.com
Head of Strategic Partnerships Central & South Europe / Middle East at Booking.com since 2025, after Head of Strategic Partnership Central Eastern Europe & Turkey there (2023–2024). Earlier roles shown are Director of Marketing & Monetization (Travel BU) at OZON.ru (2021–2023) and head of e-commerce, trade marketing, brand and communications roles at Johnson & Johnson (2015–2021).
Olalla Rey
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Partnerships South East Asia and Indian Subcontinent · Booking.com
Former Head of Strategic Partnerships South East Asia and Indian Subcontinent at Booking.com (2020–2022) and Head of Strategic Partnerships - South East Asia (2017–2021). Director Commercial Excellence and Operations, Partnerships at Booking.com since 2022. Other roles shown are Manager Strategic Partnerships - South-East Asia at Booking.com (2016–2017) and Senior Director, Markets, Strategic Partnerships at Agoda (2022).
Sergio Douton
LinkedInExperience: Head of FinTech Partnerships USA · Booking.com
Head of FinTech Partnerships USA at Booking.com since 2024, overseeing fintech commercial strategy and partnerships for the North America region, per the profile. Earlier Booking.com roles shown are Senior Manager Global FinTech Partnerships (2023–2024), Sr. Manager Strategic Partnerships (US) (2019–2023) and Manager Strategic Partnerships (EMEA) (2017–2019).
Stewart Jones
LinkedInExperience: Senior Commercial Director, Partnerships · Booking.com
Former Senior Commercial Director, Partnerships at Booking.com (2021–2024). Other Booking.com roles shown are VP & Managing Director, APAC (2020–2021) and Regional Director - Strategic Partnerships APAC (2018–2020); the profile describes running the Asian and Oceanian markets, including business development and strategic partnerships. Earlier role shown: Regional Director - APAC at Rentalcars.com (2017–2018).
Thibaut Leroux
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Distribution Partnerships · Booking.com
Director - Global Distribution Partnerships at Booking.com since 2024, driving distribution strategy, innovation and day-to-day management of scaled channels, per the profile. Earlier Booking.com roles shown are Senior Manager - Global Corporate Partnerships (2021–2024), Global Account Manager - Indirect Partnerships (2019–2021) and Key Account Manager - Enterprises (2016–2019).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global online travel platform decide which partners get a dedicated partnerships team?
- 02What does a distribution or technology partner need to show before a large travel marketplace commits to an integration?
- 03How are partnership teams at a travel platform split across regions and partner types?
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