TripActions has announced plans to increase its UK head count by 50% after making a key appointment in the EMEA region.
Simone Buckley, former CEO of Fello Travel, has joined TripActions as Vice President of Marketing EMEA. She was previously CEO of the Institute of Travel Management.
Her appointment follows the hiring of Christopher Vik as TripActions Senior Vice President of Sales EMEA last summer.
The California-based company said the UK recruitment growth would be achieved thanks to a Series E growth funding of $155 million in January.
“I wanted to work for a company that has the enthusiasm, financial backing and instincts to get this industry back up and running and help create opportunities for all the talented people in our industry community who find themselves displaced because of the pandemic,” said Buckley, who takes up her new role today.
The news comes as TripActions also announced three Europe-wide client wins – Primark, Springer Nature and Advanced.
It claims to have won more than 700 new clients, including Nilfisk, since March 2020.
“TripActions launched in Europe mid-2019 and the growth we’ve seen — in spite of the events of 2020 — has been incredible,” says TripActions Co-Founder and CEO, Ariel Cohen.
“The desire from enterprise companies to enjoy at scale a modern travel and expense solution has been fantastic, and I couldn’t be happier that more and more European travellers are getting to experience the consumer-grade UX that has made TripActions so popular with business travellers in the US.”
Buckley added: “In order to provide the level of service required to operate successfully in EMEA you first have to understand the nuances, and that’s where TripActions impressed me.”
“Their investment in an engineering hub in Europe shows their absolute commitment to re-surge from the pandemic with a truly holistic and global solution for travel, payments, and expense.”
