John W. Brown named CEO at Agoda in Bangkok
Booking Holdings has appointed John W. Brown as Chief Executive Officer of Agoda, Booking Holding's Asia-based digital travel business, effective 1 June 2018. Mr. Brown has served as Agoda's Chief Operating Officer since 2014, when he was promoted from the role of Chief Product Officer.Current Agoda CEO, Robert Rosenstein, will become Chairman of Agoda and Special Advisor to the CEO of Booking Holdings, Glenn Fogel. In addition, current Chief Product Officer Omri Morgenshtern will become the company's Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Brown joined Agoda in 2010 from the Boston Consulting Group, where he operated as a Principal in Boston and in Bangkok. Mr. Brown also served as an Economic Advisor to the Minister of Commerce and Industry for the Government of Afghanistan. Mr. Brown holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.
