Travel and online veteran Steven McArthur was named CEO of VEGAS.com. James B. Gibson, who served as president and CEO of the corporate for the past two-and-a-half years, will continue serving as an Officer at the VEGAS.com Board of Managers.
McArthur brings to VEGAS.com extensive executive leadership experience. He served as president of North America for Expedia, overseeing the company’s portfolio of North American brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Classic Vacations and TripAdvisor. He also served as executive vice chairman of Web properties for AOL and as president of Classmates Media Corporation, a division of United Online.
In addition to his leadership roles at Expedia and United Online, McArthur led the buyer Applications business unit at Hewlett-Packard. He began his career at Bain & Company, advising clients within the technology, travel, health care and fiscal services industries. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University, Belfast, and an MBA from Harvard University. “Steven’s diverse background and powerful knowledge of consumer behavior, travel and technology make him the suitable person to cope day-to-day activities at VEGAS.com,” observed Gibson.
Gibson is the previous three-term Mayor of Henderson, and served on numerous boards and commissions during his tenure as mayor, including the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors, the Nevada Development Authority Board of Directors, the Las Vegas Events Board of Directors and the Regional Transportation Commission.
Under Gibson’s leadership, the corporate signed an exclusive agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to permit the LVCVA to exploit LasVegas.com as its primary domain. Additionally, e-commerce functionality was integrated into the LVCVA site for the primary time ever.