Philip Akesson, founding member of Konga.com has joined online booking company, Travelstart as its new Country Manager, Nigeria. The online travel booking website announced the new hire today.
Akesson takes over from Andre Van Straaten who served as both the International Markets Project Manager and Country Manager. However with Akeeson now on-board as the Country Manager, Andre will continue to manage strategic relationships with suppliers in West Africa as Travelstart’s International Markets Project Manager.
A Stockholm School of Economics alumni, Philip previously worked at Konga where he took on various roles ranging from operations, strategy, investor communications, business intelligence and strategic partnerships which equipped him with a goldmine of commercial and online expertise in the region.
