(Bloomberg) — Expedia Group Inc. said its chief technology officer and a senior engineering leader were fired due to “a violation of company policy,” just days after the online travel firm’s annual product and partner conference.
CTO Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, senior vice president, core services product & engineering, are no longer employed at the company, Expedia said Friday in a statement, without disclosing further details. “We’re actively searching to fill these roles and remain confident in our technology, strategy, and employees,” the company added.
The surprise move comes just days after Murthy presented at the main stage at Expedia’s annual conference with its business partners in Las Vegas, where she announced the launch of the company’s AI travel assistant.
“Due to confidentiality, we will not be making any further comments on the matter,” Expedia said in the statement.
Murthy and Rachamadugu joined Expedia in 2021 within months of each…
