12. GOVERNANCE

Despegar, the Board of Directors and its management are committed to the highest standards in connection with corporate governance. Sound governance policies and procedures provide an important framework for fulfilling our responsibility.

Despegar is committed to acting with integrity and honesty, and in accordance with the law. To fulfill its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in the Code of Ethics.

The SEC and NYSE require that corporations with shares listed on the exchange comply with certain corporate governance standards. As a foreign private issuer, we are required to comply with certain SEC and NYSE rules relating to audit committees, certain SEC disclosure requirements and periodic certifications to the NYSE.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS *

DAMIAN SCOKIN
Chief Executive
Office


MARTIN RASTELLINO
non-executive,
independent director
(1), (2), (3), (4)


MIKE DOYLE
non-executive,
independent director
(1), (2), (3), (4)


DIRK DONATH
non-executive,
director
(3), (4)

NILESH LAKHANI
non-executive,
independent Chairman
of the Board
(1), (3), (4)


MARIO VAZQUEZ
non-executive,
independent director
(1), (2)


JOHN GIESELMAN
non-executive,
director

OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY *

DAMIAN SCOKIN
Chief Executive
Office


SEBASTIÁN MACKINNON Chief Travel Partners & Corporate Affairs Officer


MARIANO SCAGLIARINI
General Counsel

ALBERTO LOPEZ GAFFNEY
Chief Financial Officer


GONZALO ESTEBARENA
Chief Commercial Officer


JAVIERA RUIZ
Chief Human Resources Officer

*as of March 31st, 2022 (1) In accordance with NYSE criteria Non executive and independent | (2) Audit Committee member | (3) Nomination and Compensation Committee member | (4) Strategy Committee member

Board of Directors

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Board of Directors

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Senior Management

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Senior Management

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Code of conduct


Despegar has a Code of Conduct designed to establish guidelines with respect to professional conduct, morals and employee performance. To access the Code of Conduct please click here.

Whistleblower Channel


Despegar is committed to operating with integrity. Our commitment to honesty, fairness and objectivity guides our business and ensures we maintain shareholders’ trust. Despegar has a whistleblower policy and reporting tool which enable staff to anonymously report credible information about illegal or unethical practices or violations of organizational policies.

SUSTAINABILITY INDEX

In 2020 Despegar presented its first Sustainability Report.


We received the “Best Performance” award in the Service Area from the corporate sustainability magazine “Gerencia Ambiental”.