Peter O’Donovan
Chief Executive Officer
Meet our leadership team
CarTrawler’s leadership team is comprised of highly regarded, experienced professionals from across the travel and technology industry.
Peter O’Donovan, Chief Executive Officer
Peter O’Donovan is CarTrawler’s Chief Executive Officer, having previously held the roles of Chief Operations and Chief Product Officer respectively.
In his time at CarTrawler, he has successfully led his team in the creation of a best-in-class revenue management function and platform and developed deep partnerships with the world's leading travel brands and car rental companies.Before joining CarTrawler, Peter spent 14 years at Paddy Power (now Flutter plc) where he led the online business, driving significant growth and revenue generation.
Peter is a proven commercial, technology and people leader in the dynamic and competitive digital sector.
David Cotter, Chief Financial Officer
David Cotter has been CarTrawler’s Chief Financial Officer since January 2018 and also serves on the CarTrawler board as an Executive Director. He joined the company in January 2017 and was previously responsible for Car, Ground Transportation and Insurance Supply along with strategic projects for the company.
Prior to joining CarTrawler, David worked for Paddy Power Betfair where he was Director of Corporate Development with responsibility for executing the global expansion strategy of the business along with all M&A activity. David has also worked at LivingBridge, a UK private equity fund, investing in SMEs across technology, consumer and business services sectors and spent a number of years investing in the hospitality sector in Latin America. David originally qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG, Dublin.
David is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Aileen McCormack, Chief Commercial Officer
Aileen McCormack is the Chief Commercial Officer at CarTrawler and sits on the CarTrawler Leadership Team. Since joining CarTrawler in 2012, Aileen has been instrumental in the growth and expansion of CarTrawler, leading new partnerships within the travel industry over this time.
As Chief Commercial Officer, Aileen is responsible for the commercial success of the business in areas such as Commercial Strategy, Commercial Enablement, Business Development and Marketing. Prior to joining CarTrawler in 2012, Aileen was the Deputy Head of Ancillary Revenue at Ryanair, where she developed significant knowledge and expertise within the travel industry – specifically across ancillary revenue and revenue growth.
Aileen's contributions to CarTrawler are particularly notable in fostering new B2B partnerships, facilitating the company's expansion into new segments and establishing CarTrawler as the leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry.
Aileen is passionate about nurturing talent through development and coaching. She is a champion in driving high performing teams & delivering exceptional results.
Andrew Murphy, Chief Business Officer
Andrew Murphy is CarTrawler’s Chief Business Officer and is responsible for driving successful partnerships by optimising our Partner, Supplier, Mobility and Insurer relationships to maximise revenue growth. Andrew previously served as our Director of Supply and Insurance when he joined in April 2022. Before his time in CarTrawler, Andrew worked at Ryanair as the Director of Revenue Management across the airlines 450 aircraft and 150m+ annual seats. Prior to this, Andrew was Managing Director for Shannon Airport and Chief Commercial Officer for its parent, Shannon Group. Andrew has also worked at Ulster Bank as a Director of Corporate Banking and in various Finance roles. He commenced his career in the Hotel Industry with Jurys Doyle plc and also owned his own hospitality business for a period. Andrew is a qualified Accountant through the ACCA and is a Graduate of Shannon College of Hotel Management.
Jody Jordan, Chief People Officer
Jody Jordan joined CarTrawler as Chief People Officer in April 2023 and is responsible for defining and delivering the CarTrawler People Strategy. Jody is passionate about identifying great talent, unlocking their potential, building organizational capability and rewarding people in line with their contribution within a culture that celebrates success. Prior to joining CarTrawler Jody held senior HR roles at Hostelworld, Kerry Group, Paddy Power and Vodafone. Jody is a graduate of Dublin City University and also holds a diploma in Executive & Leadership Coaching.
Darren Lovern, Chief Customer Officer
Darren Lovern is CarTrawler’s Chief Customer Officer. In this role, Darren leads the company’s Customer Centre of Excellence focusing on loyalty, satisfaction and retention across the customer experience.
Prior to joining CarTrawler, Darren spent the last 5 years as the Group CMO for Fortuna Entertainment Group, an online and retail sports betting and casino operator.
Darren has extensive experience at a senior level in PLC and private companies, with experience in operations, marketing, product management and general management roles across multiple industries including banking, procurement and telcos.
Gavin Sweeney, Chief Revenue Officer
Gavin Sweeney is CarTrawler’s Chief Revenue Officer, leading CarTrawler’ Trading and Data Science & Insights teams. Gavin is accountable for the delivery of CarTrawler’s trading performance and for driving sustained growth in our partners’ commercial performance. He is also accountable for development and execution against CarTrawler’s revenue management advancement roadmap. Gavin joined CarTrawler in October 2017 and has previously held roles as CarTrawler’s Director of Trading and Head of Business Performance. Prior to CarTrawler, Gavin worked in the gambling industry for Paddy Power-Betfair and as an economist in Ireland’s Department of Finance, where he also served as chief speech writer for the Department’s Secretary General. Gavin is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Michael Smurfit Business School, holding master degrees in both Economics and Finance.
Sally O'Donnell, Director of Corporate Strategy
Sally O’Donnell is CarTrawler’s Director of Corporate Strategy and is responsible for ensuring effective, cohesive design and execution of CarTrawler’s strategy through all levels of the organisation. Sally joined CarTrawler 5 years ago and has previously held roles as CarTrawler’s Director of Supply and Insurance and Director of Partnerships. Before her time in CarTrawler, Sally worked in Corporate Finance for green energy developer Gaelectric, where she played a key role in acquiring, disposing of, and securing project finance for renewable energy assets. Sally also spent 6 years in the Transaction Services department of KPMG. Sally is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor. She is also a graduate of both UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business and Trinity College Dublin.
Driving successful partnerships
