Our Leadership Team - CarTrawler

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 CarTrawler’s Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Aileen oversees new growth and commercial success across Business Development, Marketing, Commercial Strategy and has responsibility for our Mobility business unit. Aileen has been part of CarTrawler’s senior leadership team since 2012 and prior to joining CarTrawler, Aileen was Deputy Head of Ancillary Revenue at Ryanair. Aileen has been instrumental in the growth and expansion of CarTrawler’s airline and travel partnerships, developing significant expertise in ancillary revenue and income generation for travel businesses outside of their core revenue model.

Aileen is a graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Selling.

Eoin Greene, Chief Product & Technology Officer

Eoin Greene is CarTrawler’s Chief Product and Technology Officer and is responsible for leading our Engineering, Product, Design and IT teams. He owns our product and platform strategy, and previously served as our Director of Engineering when he joined in 2020. Prior to joining CarTrawler, Eoin spent 4 successful years as the Chief Technology Officer at CurrencyFair where he played a key role in developing a B2B platform, extending the product into multiple new jurisdictions and scaling out a global technology organisation. Eoin has extensive experience as a senior technology leader, having also served an Engineering Leader at Dun & Bradstreet and as a Director of New Strategic Projects at SaxoBank. He brings a deep expertise in delivering strategic technology projects and innovative commercially driven products focusing on great user experiences. Eoin is an engineering graduate of the University of Limerick.

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.

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.

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 CarTrawer, 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.

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