Darren Huston is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BlackPines Global Advisors B.V. incorporated in May 2016 in The Hague. BlackPines’ mission is to help both owners and leaders of private companies optimize the value of their investments.
They target opportunities where they can take an active role in the business and co-operate with management to help develop strategies both domestically and abroad. Their approach to investing enables them to leverage their long term relationships with strategic partners and portfolio companies to source and manage deals.
Since July 2016, Mr. Darren Huston has been working as an Executive Advisor to Hill house Capital, Asia’s largest investment firm. In January 2017, his work with Hill house Capital became non-exclusive and he took on two leadership roles. The first as Chairman of Magento, the world’s largest eCommerce software platform, and the second as Executive Chairman for Allegro, Poland’s largest eCommerce site.
From January 2014 to April 2016,Darren Huston served as President and CEO of the Priceline Group. In September 2011, Mr. Darren Huston was appointed to the position of CEO of Booking.com, the principal subsidiary of the Priceline Group. During his tenure, Booking.com expanded four-fold, becoming the world leader in the online booking of accommodations. The Priceline Group was also named a Fortune 500 “Most Admired Company” for the first time in 2014 and increased its market value from $30 billion in 2011 to now over $80 billion. Darren Huston also led the acquisition of OpenTable and investments into Ctrip, China’s largest online travel agency.