Specialties: Financial and strategic planning, developing and executing sales and marketing strategies, financial modeling, B2C internet commerce, B2B marketing, management of B2B sales team, management of software development processes, mergers and acquisitions advisory, business development, internal operations consulting (including significant change management)
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President And CeoPleasant HolidaysAlbany, Ca, Us -
Personal SabbaticalNone Mar 2022 - PresentPuteaux, FrSpending time with family in US and Asia -
Chief Executive OfficerClassic Vacations Feb 2009 - Feb 2022San Jose, Ca, Us• During tenure was direct report to the CEO, CFO of Expedia and President of Expedia• Oversaw all company functions with 11 direct reports; : marketing (B2B travel industry as well as B2C consumer direct efforts (SEO, SEM, Paid Channels), industry travel sales, operations, IT operations, software development, supplier relations (including VRBO and Private villa management), finance, human resources. Over 275+employees• Executed financial turnaround of the company (2009-2011). Consistently profitable post turnaround• Orchestrated the successful implementation of entirely new CMS (proprietary drupal based system) and reservations system (Java based with external API connection capabilities)• Created and executed on strategic plan to grow overall business organically and inorganically.• Managed and negotiated numerous commercial arrangements with various third-party entities (suppliers, channel distributors, and brand partnerships)• Managed the divestment from Expedia and sale of the company during the pandemic.Panel/Speaker Roles• Travel Weekly Leadership Forums• Mexico Tourism Board Meetings• Virtuoso/Signature/Amex Consortia Forums• Numerous Travel Advisory and Industry Forums -
Vp, Finance And Business OperationsClassic Vacations Sep 2006 - Feb 2009San Jose, Ca, Us• De-facto CFO and COO of the organization• Oversaw all finance functions (accounting, and FP&A), corporate and business development, strategic and financial planning, and revenue management.• Consulted on various initiatives to drive efficiencies in the overall organization; namely the successful transition to a new technology/reservations platform for the entire company• Managed the project managers, software development team (5 developers), and IT operations -
Member, Advisory BoardStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Jan 2010 - Feb 2019Stamford, Ct, Us• Served on Luxury Advisory Board for Starwood Hotels (Leisure Travel)• Focus is to provide insight on leisure demand and help provide guidance on strategic sales initiatives to both the B2C and B2B channels -
AdvisorMe To We Foundation Jan 2017 - Jan 2019• Served as advisor to Me to We founders for market entry of the Me to We sustainable travel product into the US traveler market -
Member, Board Of DirectorsHawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau Jan 2013 - Jan 2015Honolulu, Hi, Us• Served on Board of Directors for Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau• Provided distribution channel market insight and guidance in overall strategic direction -
DirectorExpedia Group May 2004 - Sep 2006Seattle, Wa, Us• Oversaw the financial and strategic planning processes and adhoc financial analyses• Consulted on many day to day investment decisions (both capital allocation as well as human resource allocation)• Managed the software enhancement queue and project prioritization process -
ConsultantHigh Country Passage Travel Oct 2003 - May 2004• Turnaround consultant--helped bring the company out of bankruptcy
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Senior AssociateMorgan Stanley Singapore Jul 2000 - Dec 2002New York, Ny, Us• Mergers and Acquisitions associate-participated in various corporate financing and M&A transactions --Sinopec $5Bn IPO on NYSE --Petronas $1Bn Bond offering --Port Authority of Singapore $2Bn IPO --Sell side advisory to Shinhan Bank --Sell side advisory to iAsiaWorks --Valuation advisory to Orange Telecom -
Summer AssociateMerrill Lynch May 1999 - Aug 1999New York, Ny, Us• Summer Associate--completed $340MM secondary offering for Thai Farmers Bank -
ManagerPricewaterhousecoopers Jan 1993 - Jul 1998Gb• Manager, Corporate Finance Division (Hong Kong)• Manager, Audit Division (Hong Kong, San Francisco)
David Hu Education Details
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UclaFinance And Strategy -
University Of California, BerkeleyFinance And Accounting
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David Hu attended Ucla, University Of California, Berkeley.
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