Norwalk, Connecticut – 16 December 2016
Priceline Group announced that Glenn Fogel, the company’s current Head of Strategy and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, has been named CEO of the company, effective January 1, 2017. Current Interim CEO and non-Executive Chairman of the Board Jeff Boyd, who served as the company’s CEO from 2002-2013, Chairman of the Board since 2013 and Interim CEO since April of 2016, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Glenn Fogel is a 16-year veteran of The Priceline Group, serving as Head of Strategy & Planning, a position he has held since 2010, and EVP of Corporate Development, a position he has held since 2009. During his tenure at the Group, Fogel has been responsible for global corporate strategy, worldwide mergers and acquisitions, business development initiatives and strategic alliances, helping lead the company during a long period of sustained global growth.
Prior to joining The Priceline Group, Fogel worked in investment banking and asset management at various firms, including Morgan Stanley. Fogel is a graduate of Harvard Law School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
The Corporate Development team that previously reported to Fogel will now report to the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Dan Finnegan.