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Former Google EMEA Travel Leader Joins OAG Board as Non-Executive Director

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Former Google EMEA Travel Leader Joins OAG Board as Non-Executive Director. (2026, September 23). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/former-google-emea-travel-leader-joins-oag-board-as-non-executive-director/article_c604fc9d-b30b-51d3-9e36-607395f03e68.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by GlobeNewswire, Inc.

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OAG, a leading provider of aviation schedule data founded nearly 100 years ago, has added David Robles as a non-executive director to its board. Robles previously served as Google EMEA's travel leader. OAG recently transformed under CEO Filip Filipov’s leadership, integrating AI and proprietary data sets into its platform to support the travel industry's growing use of AI in search and analytics.
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OAG, a company providing essential intelligence for the global travel industry, has appointed David Robles as its non-executive director. The appointment occurred on September 23, 2026, marking a significant phase in OAG’s evolution since its founding nearly 100 years ago. Under the leadership of Filip Filipov, who joined as CEO in late 2025 and previously worked at Skyscanner, OAG has integrated proprietary data sets and AI-driven technology to become a comprehensive airline supply and demand intelligence platform. This transformation is supported by investment from Vitruvian Partners. The company’s strategic shift aims to meet the growing demand for AI-related analytics in the travel industry.

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GLOBE NEWSWIRE LONDON OAG Skyscanner Vitruvian Partners

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OAG ORG · 4× David Robles PERSON · 1× Filip Filipov PERSON · 1× GLOBE NEWSWIRE ORG · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Skyscanner ORG · 1× Vitruvian Partners ORG · 1×

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Under CEO Filip Filipov, an alumnus of Skyscanner appointed in late 2025, OAG’s authoritative data and insights have been channelled to help power the global travel industry’s recent explosion in AI-related search and analytics volumes.
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2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Former Google EMEA Travel Leader Joins OAG Board as Non-Executive Director · assertive framing

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OAG, the essential intelligence partner transforming global travel, today announced the appointment of David Robles as a non-executive director. asserted
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The appointment comes at a significant moment in OAG’s evolution. asserted
appointment → come → evolution
Founded nearly 100 years ago as aviation’s foundational schedule data provider, OAG has undergone a strategic transformation, supported by backing from Vitruvian Partners and under a new leadership team. asserted
OAG → found → team
Today it layers proprietary data sets and AI-driven technology to provide customers across the travel ecosystem with the definitive “one-stop” airline supply and demand intelligence platform. asserted
it → layer → platform
Under CEO Filip Filipov, an alumnus of Skyscanner appointed in late 2025, OAG’s authoritative data and insights have been channelled to help power the global travel industry’s recent explosion in AI-related search and analytics volumes. asserted
data → appoint → volumes
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