Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Rail Europe , the leading brand for train bookings across Europe, is thrilled to welcome Robert From as its new Chief Growth Officer. Robert will be responsible for directing the B2C segment, focusing on strategies for customer acquisition, growth, retention, ancillaries, and revenue generation. His recruitment is especially timely as Rail Europe gears up to unveil a revamped booking system for B2C clients on both its website and mobile app by early 2025.
With a robust background of over 15 years in expanding tech and media enterprises on a global scale, Robert comes to Rail Europe from MaaS Global. As the Commercial COO there, he managed the largest worldwide B2C Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform known as WHIM, often referred to as the “Netflix of mobility.” Under his leadership, WHIM saw impressive gains in revenue, customer base, and usage, ultimately serving 650k customers and supporting 25 million trips.
Prior to his tenure at MaaS Global, Robert held several senior positions at Google across Northern Europe and Southeast Asia. Notably, he was instrumental in broadening YouTube’s monetization efforts in Finland and the Nordic regions. His extensive experience at Google also includes fostering growth for various companies within technology, e-commerce, FMCG, and consumer services sectors, enhancing their sales, branding, and customer engagement.
“We are thrilled to welcome Robert to our team in this newly created executive position. Rober.
