Scottsdale, Ariz. US, August  5, 2019:GoDaddy has named Aman Bhutani, previously President of Brand Expedia Group, as the company's new CEO, effective September 4th, 2019.  Scott Wagner, Chief Executive Officer, will step down for health reasons.
A nine-year veteran of Expedia Group Inc., Bhutani most recently served as the President of Brand Expedia Group, the largest contributor to the company's 19% annual growth over the last five years.  The Brand Expedia Group encompasses the flagship Expedia brand, Travelocity, and Orbitz, among others.  In his prior role as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering,  Bhutani led the vision and development of a single global technology platform designed to support multiple brands and partners, serving 90 million monthly unique visitors and driving more than $50 billion in annual gross bookings value.  Under his leadership, Brand Expedia grew revenue healthy double digits through a mixture of organic and inorganic growth.  The organic growth strategy was driven by extending the product portfolio, offering more options to travelers, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a $1 billion annual performance market spend through automation and machine learning. 
"Aman is a proven, extraordinary leader with a strong track record at Expedia for delivering operational excellence in a complex, global business. His extensive knowledge and experience in product and engineering teams, and his belief in culture and leadership as differentiators will serve GoDaddy well," said Chuck Robel, Chair of the GoDaddy Board of Directors.  "We are extremely grateful for Scott's vision and leadership – he's delivered incredible value to customers, employees and shareholders over a sustained period of time.  Scott is a stellar strategist and operator, a genuine person and is universally respected. We are incredibly sad to see Scott step down but fully understand and support his decision," continued Robel.