Gilles DESPAS

Chief Executive Officer

Gilles DESPAS is a senior executive with 15 years of experience in eCommerce and marketplaces across travel, automotive, real estate, and second-hand goods, in multinational and multicultural environments. They currently serve as Chief Executive Officer of Bark.com and as a Business Advisor at Albatross AI, and are an Advisory Board Member at ASI Reisen and a Supervisory Board Member at Geneva Business School. Their past leadership includes CEO roles at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group (2018-2023) and Scout24 Schweiz AG (2018-2021), as well as Chief Executive Officer of HolidayCheck AG (2012-2015) and VP - Managing Director Continental Europe for Orbitz Worldwide/Ebookers Limited (2001-2010). They earned an MBA from ESSEC Business School (1987-1991) and a Certificate in The Business of AI from London Business School (2023).

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Zurich, Switzerland

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