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Hotwire

is in the Travel Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site with low rates on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Launched in 2000, Hotwire negotiates deep discounts from its travel suppliers to help travelers book unsold airline seats, hotel rooms and rental cars at significant savings. Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ : EXPE).

President
Clem Bason
Number of Employees 35
Contact Information

333 Market St Ste 100

San Francisco, California 94105-2146

www.hotwire.com

(415) 343-8400

NAICS Code All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services: 561599

Recent Events

  • Jury awards $20 million in Texas hotel tax dispute 14 mins ago

    11/03/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Hotwire Partners With TripIt

    9/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Expedia, Hotwire reach settlements with consumers

    8/27/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Clem Bason: Five-star rates need to drop, it needs to happen

    8/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

hotwire - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Clem Bason President
Eric Grosse President
John Hommeyer Chief Marketing Officer
Barbara Messing Vice President, Travel Ticker and New Business Development
Cheryl Law Vice President, Marketing
John Millican Vice President, Operations
John Redcay Vice President, Air & Car Operations
Ravi Chandrasekaran Vice President, Product
Seth Strumph Vice President, Engineering
Sharon Saffel Vice President, Customer Care
Steve Zoppi Vice President of Operations
Anthony Wilson Founder
Ute Richter Regional Director
Lillie Hitchcock Coit
Rachel Rogers

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael J. Durham chairman
John Sculley Board Member

Organization Position Status
Expedia, Inc. President, Hotwire Group Current
Hotwire, Inc. President Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
University of California, Berkeley MBA Former
University of Delaware B.S. In Business Administration Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. President Current
Hotwire, Inc. CFO Former
Hotwire, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager Former
Expedia, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Hotwire, Inc. Finance Executive Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Williams College Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Current
Car Rental Weekly Current
Dartmouth College A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Travel Ticker and New Business Development Current
Hotwire, Inc. Director Current
The Travel Channel Producer Former
Ingenio, Inc. Director Former
Stanford Law School J.D. Former
Northwestern University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Procter & Gamble Former
Vanderbilt University B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Unisys Corporation Former
The University of Akron BSBA Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Air & Car Operations Current
Priceline.com Incorporated vice president Former

Ravi Chandrasekaran is vice president of product at Hotwire, overseeing the company's product management and business development teams. He is also responsible for the design and function of the interface that guides the customer experience for the Hotwire site. Most recently, Ravi served as senior director of product management, where he introduced the innovation lab, a Hotwire initiative to expand research and development opportunities critical to the success of the company. Prior to joining Hotwire in 2001, Ravi worked at Viant Inc., a San Francisco-based Internet consulting firm, building software solutions for financial services and electronics clients. Ravi also led management consulting projects focused on pricing strategy for Fortune 500 accounts at Talus Solutions and was a lead software engineer at Sabre Decision Technologies. Ravi received a B.S. in Mathematical & Computational Sciences and Biological Sciences from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Product Current
Stanford University B.S. In Mathematical & Computational Sciences and Biological Sciences Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
Expedia, Inc. Director of Development Former
Columbia University M.S. In Computer Science Former
Columbia University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President, Customer Care Current
Travelocity.com LP vice president of customer service Former

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current
Harris Kern Current
Stratafusion Current
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. chief information officer Former
LP Imaging, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
TiVo Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. vice president Former
LP Imaging, Inc. Vice President Former
Meta Group, Inc. Vice President Former
University of San Francisco BS in Information Systems Management Former

Anthony is joint founder of Hotwire and is in charge of the company's operations. This includes the company's HR, technology and finance operations. Anthony started Hotwire with Kristin in September 2000 following a career as head of finance at Shandwick plc in Europe. Prior to that Anthony was the finance director at Paragon plc, a London PR agency. Anthony joined the PR industry from a career as a management consultant specialising in SMEs and an accountant at KPMG. Anthony is a classics graduate of University College, University of Oxford, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Founder Current
Hotwire, Inc. Operations Director Former

Ute is responsible for client service and the development of Hotwire in Germany. Ute has broad experience in technology PR including work for companies such as SEGA, Inmarsat and Olivetti. Prior to joining Hotwire, Ute was founder and managing director of Net2b and prior to that was the head of the technology group of Manning Selvage & Lee. Ute studied German literature and media sciences at the Justus Liebig Universitat in Giessen and graduated as Magister Artium.

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Regional Director Current
Olivetti Corporation Current

Lillie Hitchcock Coit bequeathed a third of her fortune for the beautification of San Francisco. Coit Tower, a round tower featuring colorful murals and an elevator ascending to one of the city's best viewpoints, is the result of that gift.

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Hotwire, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
AGL Resources Inc. Founder, President and Chief Executive, Officer of Cognizant Associates, Inc. Current
Bombardier Inc. Corporate Director Current
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Hotwire, Inc. chairman Current
Chinaloop Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Current
University Medical Center Board of Directors Current
AGL Resources Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bombardier Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sabre Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Sabre Corporation President Former
AMR Corporation Former
AGL Resources Inc. Audit Committee Chairman Former
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Verified Person, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Identrust, Inc. co-founder Current
InPhonic, Inc. co-founder Current
Verified Person, Inc. Venture Partner With Rho Ventures Current
Scf Capital Inc. Managing Partner Current
Rho Ventures Venture Partner Current
The Anya Corp Wireless Store Current
Identrus, LLC Chairman of Identrus Current
Radiospire Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Metropcs Board of Directors Current
Digital Domain, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verified Person, Inc. Board Member Current
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hotwire, Inc. Board Member Current
Identrust, Inc. Board Member Current
Openpeak, Inc. Board Member Current
InPhonic, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
InPhonic, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Pepsi, Inc. CEO Former
Pepsi-Cola chief executive officer Former
Apple Inc. chief executive officer Former
Pepsi, Inc. President Former
Pepsi-Cola president Former
Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Venture Partner Former
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Brown University B.A. Former

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