Investor, Adviser, Board Member @ Non-executive roles at a variety of early stage, technology or technology-enabled companies: Board Member Need (ecommerce), Investor Peek Travel (SaaS to SMB), Investor/Adviser Junior Explorers (Education/Media), Adviser BusBud (Travel Search), Adviser Capsule (Social/Mobile), Investor/Adviser: Hashoff (Social/Adtech), Investor iScan (Digital Security), Investor Supreme Golf (Booking Aggregation), Investor/Adviser Naehas (SaaS to Enterprise). From January
Investor, Adviser, Board Member @ Non-executive roles at a variety of early stage, technology or technology-enabled companies: Board Member Need (ecommerce), Investor Peek Travel (SaaS to SMB), Investor/Adviser Junior Explorers (Education/Media), Adviser BusBud (Travel Search), Adviser Capsule (Social/Mobile), Investor/Adviser: Hashoff (Social/Adtech), Investor iScan (Digital Security), Investor Supreme Golf (Booking Aggregation), Investor/Adviser Naehas (SaaS to Enterprise). From January 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) Dallas, New York, San FranciscoMember Board of Directors @ Member Audit Committee From July 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Member Board of Directors @ Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee From February 2011 to Present (4 years 10 months) President and CEO @ Travelocity Global operates in over 20 countries worldwide, comprising nearly $10Bn in gross sales from the brands Travelocity.com, Lastminute.com, Zuji.com and TravelGuru.com. Worldwide employee base of nearly 3000. From April 2011 to April 2014 (3 years 1 month) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaPresident Gilt.com @ From October 2009 to April 2011 (1 year 7 months) General Manager Hotels.com @ General Manager of hotels.com. Lead all activities in the areas of marketing, merchandising, and website development. Responsible for domestic P&L and Dallas site. From January 2008 to October 2009 (1 year 10 months) CMO Expedia NA and SVP Marketing Expedia.com @ From July 2006 to December 2007 (1 year 6 months) SVP Marketing and Merchandising @ Primary person accountable for P&L comprising over $1Bn in annual bookings. Responsible for the hotels.com brand, website, content, email. Oversee industry leading B2B business comprising over 1500 affiliates. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) VP Direct Programs and Brand @ From 2002 to 2004 (2 years) VP Business Development @ From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) VP Marketing and Business Development @ From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) Manager Corporate Planning @ From 1996 to 1997 (1 year) Case Team Leader/Consultant @ From 1992 to 1996 (4 years) Associate @ From 1989 to 1991 (2 years)
MBA @ Harvard Business School From 1991 to 1993 BSE, Mech & Aerospace Engineering @ Princeton University From 1985 to 1989 Morristown High From 1981 to 1985 Carl Sparks is skilled in: E-commerce, SEM, Database Marketing, SEO, Strategy, Web Marketing, Business Development, Brand Architecture, Advertising, Consumer Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Online Advertising, Strategic Partnerships, Analytics, Start-ups, Outcome focused, CEOs, Board of Director..., Turnaround Experience, Marketing, Operations Management, Consumer Goods, Internet, Telecommunications, Team Building, Product Management, Customer Acquisition, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Viral Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, PPC, Loyalty Marketing, Senior Executive..., ceo, Strategic Planning, Web Analytics, Board of Directors, Online Marketing
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