Serko appoints new Vice President Engineering Tarun Phaugat
Today we announced the appointment of Tarun Phaugat as Vice President of Engineering. Tarun has more than two decades of engineering leadership experience within the enterprise and travel technology sectors, most recently serving as engineering lead for the Uber for Business platform, and previously in senior roles at Airbnb, Apple and Microsoft.
As VP of Engineering, Tarun will spearhead the continuous innovation and modernization of Serko’s platform, a key pillar in Serko’s growth strategy across the SME and Enterprise business travel market.
“At Serko, we are focused on building the most innovative technology platform, both for today’s business travel industry and for the challenges that lie ahead,” said Simon Young, Serko’s CTO. “Tarun’s experience in delivering groundbreaking technology solutions is ideal, and we know that he will be a driving force to scale our ongoing innovation efforts, including our Indian Development Hub. We could not be happier to add Tarun to our team.”
In addition to his role as VP of Engineering, Tarun will also serve as a leader in the strategic and operational growth of Serko’s Development Hub in Bengaluru, and join Serko’s Booking.com for Business Leadership Team.
"Innovation is core to Serko’s technology DNA,” said Tarun. “From its embrace of automation to creating category leaders with Zeno and Booking.com for Business, Serko’s track record of providing solutions that tackle the most pressing business travel challenges is second to none. The Serko team is renowned for its technology talent, and I cannot wait to work alongside such a stellar team as we build the future of the Serko travel platform.”
