Maëlle Gavet

[1][2] Gavet was born in the Paris region of Boulogne-Billancourt, France in a “lower middle class” home.

[3] She studied Russian language in school in order to increase her chance to get into an elite college.

In February 2012 Gavet led OZON to acquire Sapato.ru, Russia's online shoe and accessory retailer.

Gavet then joined The Priceline Group in June 2015 as executive vice president of Global Operations.

[4] In January 2017, following the abrupt departure of CEO Darren Houston, Gavet joined Compass, Inc. as COO.