Darren Huston
Chairman at ALLEGRO.EU S.A.
Profile
Darren Richard Huston is a businessperson who founded Blackpines Capital Partners and who has been the head of 8 different companies. Mr. Huston holds the position of Executive Chairman for Operto Guest Technologies, Non-Executive Chairman for Allegro.eu SA and Chief Executive Officer of Blackpines Capital Partners. He is also on the board of Allegro.pl Sp zoo and Ceneo.pl Sp zoo. In his past career Mr. Huston held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Booking Holdings, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer for Booking.com BV (a subsidiary of Booking Holdings, Inc.), Chief Executive Officer at Blackpines Global Advisors, Vice President-Small & Mid Market Solutions at Microsoft Corp. and President & Chief Executive Officer for Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.), Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., Inc., Senior Vice President of Starbucks Corp., Vice President-Global Consumer & Online at Microsoft Corp. and President & Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.) and Chairman at X.commerce, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Trent University, a graduate degree from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Harvard University.
Darren Huston active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEGRO.EU S.A. | Chairman | 2020-08-26 |
Operto Guest Technologies Inc.
 Operto Guest Technologies Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operto Guest Technologies Inc. is a trailblazing Canadian company that provides hotel and vacation rental technology solutions. The company is based in Vancouver, CA, and has subsidiaries in Spain and the United States. The company's services include connecting Hostfully with important apps in the hospitality workflow, automated temperature and energy control to guarantee guest comfort and reduce monthly bills, automated hospitality scheduling to save time and improve efficiency, real-time alerts to manage noise levels, and pre-stay check-in and digital keys for a seamless guest experience. Operto was founded in 2016, and Steve Davis has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Chairman | 2018-07-31 |
Ceneo.pl Sp zoo
 Ceneo.pl Sp zoo Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Allegro.eu SA, Ceneo.pl Sp zoo provides information technology services. The private company is based in Poznan, Poland. The CEO of the Polish company is Francois Emmanuel Nuyts. | Director/Board Member | - |
BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd.
 BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd. functions as an investment holding Canadian company. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2016 by Darren Richard Huston. Darren Richard Huston has been the CEO since 2016. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-04-30 |
Former positions of Darren Huston
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-04-27 |
Booking.com BV
 Booking.com BV Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Booking.com BV provides online hotel reservation services. The firm has a network of around 3,000 distribution partners. It has offices in Barcelona, Berlin, Cambridge, Dubai, Dublin, London, Loul, Norwalk, Paris, Rome and Vienna. The company was founded by Kees Koolen in 1996 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-04-26 |
| Priceline Group | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-03-31 |
| ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC. | Director/Board Member | 2014-07-06 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Darren Huston
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
| Trent University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of British Columbia | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 5 |
|---|---|
| ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC. | Consumer Services |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| STARBUCKS CORPORATION | Consumer Services |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | Consumer Services |
| ALLEGRO.EU S.A. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 11 |
|---|---|
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Booking.com BV
Booking.com BV Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Booking.com BV provides online hotel reservation services. The firm has a network of around 3,000 distribution partners. It has offices in Barcelona, Berlin, Cambridge, Dubai, Dublin, London, Loul, Norwalk, Paris, Rome and Vienna. The company was founded by Kees Koolen in 1996 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | Technology Services |
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
 Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Microsoft Co. Ltd. provides software solutions and services. It offers technical solutions for windows-based applications, language products, and MS-DOS based applications. The company was founded in 1986 and is located in Shibuya-ku, Japan. | Retail Trade |
Allegro Sp zoo
 Allegro Sp zoo Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Allegro Sp zoo engaged in the management of e-commerce platforms. The company was founded by Adriaan Johannes Bakker in 1999 and was headquartered in Poznan, Poland. | Technology Services |
X.commerce, Inc.
 X.commerce, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services X.commerce, Inc. provides open-source eCommerce solutions. Its products include magento commerce, order management, business intelligence pro, shippings, extensions marketplace, open source, and adobe experience cloud. The company was founded by Roy Rubin and Yoav Kutner in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Grupa Allegro Sp zoo
 Grupa Allegro Sp zoo Internet RetailRetail Trade Grupa Allegro Sp zoo engaged in the administration of an online shopping platform. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Poznan, Poland. | Retail Trade |
Ceneo.pl Sp zoo
Ceneo.pl Sp zoo Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Allegro.eu SA, Ceneo.pl Sp zoo provides information technology services. The private company is based in Poznan, Poland. The CEO of the Polish company is Francois Emmanuel Nuyts. | Technology Services |
Operto Guest Technologies Inc.
Operto Guest Technologies Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operto Guest Technologies Inc. is a trailblazing Canadian company that provides hotel and vacation rental technology solutions. The company is based in Vancouver, CA, and has subsidiaries in Spain and the United States. The company's services include connecting Hostfully with important apps in the hospitality workflow, automated temperature and energy control to guarantee guest comfort and reduce monthly bills, automated hospitality scheduling to save time and improve efficiency, real-time alerts to manage noise levels, and pre-stay check-in and digital keys for a seamless guest experience. Operto was founded in 2016, and Steve Davis has been the CEO of the company since 2020. | Technology Services |
BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd.
BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance BlackPines Capital Partners Ltd. functions as an investment holding Canadian company. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded in 2016 by Darren Richard Huston. Darren Richard Huston has been the CEO since 2016. | Finance |
| Blackpines Global Advisors | |
| Priceline Group |
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