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Kees Koolen has been appointed as Chairman at Netherlands-based Booking.com

The Priceline Group
Amsterdam, CT, The Netherlands
Kees Koolen
The Priceline Group announces the planned transition of Kees Koolen from Chief Executive Officer to Chairman of Netherlands-based Booking.com. The Company has initiated a search for Mr. Koolen's successor and the transition will take place once the search is completed. Mr. Koolen was a founder of Booking.com B.V. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since September 2008. "Under Kees Koolen's leadership, Booking.com has grown from startup to Europe's largest online hotel reservation service," said Mr. Jeffery H. Boyd, Priceline Group's President and CEO . "Kees has assembled a high quality team focused on providing superior value for customers and hotel partners. His strategic leadership has enabled Booking.com to simultaneously build market share in its core Western European markets and successfully expand into new markets around the globe. We thank Kees for his many contributions to our business and look forward to his continued guidance in his upcoming role as Chairman."
General Management Europe The Netherlands Amsterdam
The Priceline Group
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Priceline, part of Booking Holdings Inc., is a world leader in travel deals. Priceline offers exclusive discounts on hotels, flights, alternative accommodations, rental cars, cruises and packages. We offer more than a million lodging properties, helping travelers find the right accommodation at the right price. We negotiate great deals every day, and put our best pricing on the Priceline app.