Shane Berry joins Hubli as US strategic advisor
Ex AMEX exec to help drive US market growth
As the next-generation simple meetings and group lodging booking platform, Hubli is delighted to announce Shane Berry will be joining the company as US strategic advisor. In his new role, Berry will assist the leadership team in Dublin, Ireland and CEO Ciaran Delaney on their North American expansion and growth.
Berry spent over 29 years with American Express most recently as Senior VP/General Manager for the Global Client Group, Global Corporate Payments before joining Mint House, a start-up disrupting the traditional hotel model for business travelers as Chief Customer Officer.
Berry’s corporate payments and business travel background align perfectly with Hubli’s mission. The company has seen a 300% growth in booking volumes over the last 12 months, as it automates one of the last remaining manual and often under-managed segments in business travel – simple meetings and associated group lodging. With over 200,000 spaces in 124 countries, Hubli is reinventing how teams meet by helping organizations reduce costs and save time organizing simple meetings while making informed decisions around sustainability.
Commenting on his appointment, Berry said “I'm delighted to help the Hubli leadership team navigate an exciting period of growth, client acquisition, team expansion and technical innovation”.
He added ”I firmly believe North America represents the largest growth opportunity for Hubli, where Fortune 500 enterprises are increasingly looking for efficient self-serve booking tools for simple client and internal meetings. Hotel program compliance has always been a significant challenge and Hubli makes it much easier and beneficial for employees to adhere to company policy”.
Ciaran Delaney, CEO and Founder of Hubli also reacted to Berry’s new role “According to the GBTA, 48% of business travel trips are driven by meetings, in-person meetings are vital to close sales, build relationships with colleagues and drive company culture. We are now actively expanding our US team to meet significant growth in demand. We look forward to leveraging Shane’s experience, relationships and expertise in our space”.
