Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Expedia Bumps Samec to Technology Chief

Expedia Inc., operator of the online travel site Expedia.com, reported Tuesday that it has promoted Pierre Samec to chief technology officer. Expedia said Samec, who previously was senior vice president of worldwide product development, succeeds Paul Onnen. The company noted that Onnen is leaving Expedia to pursue other opportunities but will remain executive vice president of technology through Sept. 15. Samec, who holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from Stanford University, boasts more than 16 years of software engineering experience, the company said. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Expedia Inc. also operates hotels.com, Hotwire, and many other Web sites throughout Europe and Asia.