Cleartrips people

Sandeep Murthy, Chairman

Sandeeps primary responsibilities as Chairman of Cleartrip, are to lead the Board and ensure effective communication with Cleartrips shareholders. While Sandeep guides the broad direction of the organization in strategic planning and business development, he has a hands on role in the product development arena where he offers great depth of experience and a fresh perspective on the market opportunities. Sandeep is also a Partner with Sherpalo Ventures, where he is responsible for evaluating and managing investment opportunities in India. Sandeep obtained an MBA from the Wharton School in 2005. Prior, he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Wharton School, both obtained in 1998.

Stuart Crighton, Founder & CEO

Stuart Crighton, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the overall profitability & performance of Cleartrip. Stuart sets the strategy and direction for Cleartrip and ensures the scalability of the business model and growth of the business. Stuart also manages the commercial and daytoday operational aspects of the business. Prior to founding Cleartrip, Stuart worked with Abacus Distribution Systems, Asias leading GDS as Head, South and West Asia. He was responsible for all aspects of Abacuss operation and strategy across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Hrush Bhatt, Founder & Director, Product and Strategy

Hrush is one of our founders and is responsible for the definition of Cleartrips corporate strategy and implementation of the Cleartrip.com web site. Hrush graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and History. Returning to India in 1998, Hrush worked with Plexus Technologies for a year, serving as lead designer and founding their ecommerce strategy practice. While at Plexus, Hrush also served as lead consultant for the launch of Indiatimes.com. In 1999, Hrush co-founded Paper Plane, a boutique consulting firm focussed on business strategy and design in the online space.

Hrush has had several firsts in the Indian market, including the first online air-ticket auctions and the first travel site site to be integrated with a GDS for air ticket bookings.

Matthew Spacie, Founder & Director, Marketing

Matthew is one of our founders and is responsible for leading the marketing team and successfully implementing our marketing strategies. Matthew manages media planning and buying, advertisers, wholesale travel partners and online distribution partners. Following his graduation and numerous management positions in the United Kingdom, Matthew was posted to India as Chief Operating Officer of Cox & Kings, India.

PKX Thomas, COO

As Chief Operating Officer, PKX Thomas oversees all operations and services of the company. He also ensures that the various business groups at Cleartrip are empowered with the right technology tools. Thomas comes to Cleartrip with comprehensive experience in the field, spanning over 16 years. He specializes in Infrastructure Management and Knowledge Management. Prior to joining Cleartrip, he spent three years as Head of Technology at Lionbridge. There, he managed the Application Development Group and directed the creation and evolution of a newly developed Global Infrastructure service. Before his stint at Lionbridge, Thomas was the founding CTO of Investment Research and Information Services (IRIS).