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Airbnb Appoints New Chief Business Officer

What happened

Airbnb has promoted Fallon O’Connor, currently Vice President of Communications, to the new role of Head of Communications and People.

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Pepijn Rijvers has been appointed Chief Business Officer at Airbnb, Inc., co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky announced in a company-wide email. In his new role, Rijvers will oversee Airbnb's Homes, Hotels, Enterprise Operations, and Global Markets businesses. Rijvers will succeed Dave Stephenson, who plans to leave Airbnb at the end of 2026 after eight years with the company. Stephenson joined Airbnb as Chief Financial Officer and later became the company's first Chief Business Officer. During his tenure, Stephenson established Airbnb's Finance organization and was involved in the company's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its initial public offering. As Chief Business Officer, he led the Business organization and oversaw areas including the company's core Homes business, the launch of Hotels, and the introduction of Services and Experiences. Stephenson will remain with Airbnb through the end of the year to support the transition. Stephenson also currently serves as Head of Employee Experience. Fallon O'Connor , currently Vice President of Communications , will take over the role under the new title of Head of Communications and People . O'Connor will oversee communications and people-related functions in addition to her existing responsibilities. For more travel and tourism content, follow Safari India.

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Event
Promotion

What this signalsA newly promoted leader often gets the budget to change how the team works.

Person
Fallon O’ConnorHead of Communications and People

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People

  • Fallon O’ConnorHead of Communications and People · Named in the story

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Job title tags

  • directors
  • marketing
  • human resources

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Confidence
90%
Detected
Sep 3, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
promotes

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