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Sean C. Shannon
Sean Shannon joined Expedia Canada Corp., as part of the original start-up team, in March 2001. He has played a key role in building Expedia.ca as the leader in online travel services for Canadian travellers. Sean was Expedia.ca's first Director of Marketing and was responsible for planning and overseeing all marketing activities in Canada. In April 2004, Sean was promoted to Managing Director for Expedia Canada Corp., where he has overall responsibility for Expedia Inc's business in Canada including the Expedia.ca and Hotels.ca brands. In Q2 of 2005, Expedia.ca announced that the company had surpassed lifetime travel bookings of US $1 billion. Prior to joining Expedia, Sean held several executive positions including Vice President, Marketing for a B2B e-commerce start-up, as well as Vice President, Business Development for Molson Canada. Sean began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management. Sean holds an Honours degree from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. When not online, he can usually be found in a hockey rink, either playing himself, or coaching one of his children's teams. |
