Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Expedia Hires Technology VP
Online business travel agency Expedia Corporate Travel, a division of Expedia Inc., reported Tuesday that Simon Tam has rejoined the company as senior vice president of product and technology. Tam, the Bellevue, Wash.-based business said, helped found the Corporate Travel team and worked with the company until early 2006. He spent the past two years as an advisor to several Internet startups, specializing in business-to-business and e-commerce affairs. Tam first joined Expedia in 1996 as a primary developer. In his new role, Expedia said Tam will oversee product strategy, worldwide technology direction and marketing.