Frederic Lalonde
Frederic Lalonde | |
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| Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
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| Title | CEO of Hopper, Inc. |
Frederic Lalonde is a Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the travel company Hopper, Inc. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of the company.
Early life
[edit]Frederic Lalonde grew up in Quebec City, Canada.[1] His father is a biologist. Lalonde developed an interest in technology at a young age, describing himself as a hacker.[1] At the age of 19, he left school to pursue entrepreneurship.
Career
[edit]In 1993, Lalonde moved to Los Angeles to establish an online airfare-ticketing company called Travel Online.[2] In 1997, he moved to Montreal and later co-founded Newtrade Technologies, where he served as the executive vice president and chief technology officer.[1][3] Newtrade Technologies was subsequently acquired by Expedia in 2002.[3] During his tenure at Expedia, Lalonde served as the vice president of hotels and package product planning.[4] In this position, he played a significant role in developing the Direct Connect product strategy, which led to the inclusion of major hotel chains such as Marriott and Hilton to the Expedia platform.[5][6] Lalonde also facilitated several merger and acquisition activities, including those with TripAdvisor and Hotels.com.[5][6]
In 2007, Lalonde co-founded Hopper, Inc. in Montreal with Joost Ouwerkerk, a former product manager at Expedia.[7] Lalonde oversaw the expansion of the company's services to include hotel bookings, fintech features, and sustainability initiatives like "Hopper Trees," through which the company funds tree planting activities for every travel booking made.[8][9]
In September 2022, Lalonde co-founded Deep Sky with Joost Ouwerkerk and former Airbnb CFO Laurence Tosi.[10] He serves as chairman of the company, which is based in Montreal and focuses on carbon removal projects.[10]
In addition to the companies he founded, Lalonde has also been active on several boards. He is a member of the board of directors of MakeMyTrip, a major online travel company in India.[11] Additionally, he serves on the board of directors for Ixigo and Reseaumentorat.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rogers, Bruce (2019-03-25). "Hopper Out To Disrupt $800 Billion Global Online Travel Market". Forbes. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Chaykowski, Kathleen (2018-04-10). "How The Fastest-Growing Flight-Booking App Is Using AI To Predict Your Next Vacation". Forbes. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Expedia.Com Expedia, Inc. To Acquire Newtrade Technologies Inc". Explore by Expedia. 2002-10-16.
- ^ Schaal, Dennis (2023-09-28). "Hopper CEO Claims Expedia Lost Bookings After Their Split". Skift. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ixigo appoints 6 Independent Directors on its board - ETHRWorld". ET HR World. 2021-08-02. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Carey, Meredith (2019-04-03). "Hopper's CEO Spends His Days Thinking About Our Obsession With Flight Deals". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Tan, Gillian (2021-12-01). "Travel Startup Hopper Seeks $200 Million in Pre-IPO Debt". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (2021-08-17). "AI-powered travel tech platform Hopper raises $175M". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "App di viaggipianta un alberoquandoacquisti un volo". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 2020-01-24. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Silcoff, Sean; Graney, Emma (2023-05-07). "Hopper CEO wants to turn Canada into a carbon-capture capital with startup Deep Sky". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Schaal, Dennis (2010-07-26). "MakeMyTrip, India online travel agency, files for initial public offering on Nasdaq". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS". About ixigo. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Board of directors - RéseauMentorat". www.reseaumentorat.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.