BeMyGuest, one of Asia’s fastest growing tours and activities platforms, has named Blanca Menchaca chief executive officer, with Clement Wong stepping down from the position after founding the company in 2012.
In a LinkedIn post Wong said that having helmed the company as CEO for almost seven years it was time to move on and devote more time to his family. “I will also be dedicating time to give back to the startup community and being involved in charity work.”
Menchaca, who was most immediately chief operating officer, co-founded the company with Wong in 2013. She has over 12 years online experience holding senior positions in Australian Enero Group (previously Photon) in 2007 within its startup incubator arm, and joined flights and hotels metasearch startup Wego in Singapore in 2010.
“Surrounded by our skilled team of professionals I’m completely confident that the adoption of the technology we have designed to power the attractions, tour and activities sector in Asia is trending towards a pivotal stage of our business,” she said.
Commenting on the appointment Kei Shibata, co-founder & CEO at Venture Republic, and a board member of BeMyGuest said: “Blanca’s strong leadership and commitment to BeMyGuest have been one of the major driving forces of the company’s rapid growth over the last few years.”
