Bellevue, Washington – 1 September 2017 –
Expedia appointed Alan Pickerill, currently Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations, to succeed Mark Okerstrom as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As announced previously, Okerstrom has been appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.
In his new role, Pickerill will be responsible for accounting, financial reporting and analysis, investor relations, treasury, internal audit, tax and global real estate. Expedia’s eCommerce Platform team and its Corporate Development team will continue to report directly to Okerstrom.
Pickerill has deep finance and accounting experience spanning nearly 30 years. He began his career as an accountant at Deloitte and Touche where he practiced for seven years before moving onto progressively senior finance leadership roles at a variety of publicly traded technology and internet companies including roles at Microsoft and Getty Images. Pickerill joined Expedia in 2008, took over leadership of its award-winning Investor Relations function in 2010, and added Global Treasury to his remit in 2015. He currently sits on Expedia, Inc.’s, Disclosure Practices and Foreign Exchange Review Committees.
Pickerill holds a degree in Business and Accounting from the University of Washington’s Foster Schoolof Business and earned his CPA designation in 1991 (since expired).