Peter Lochbihler is Global Head of Public Affairs at Booking Holdings and Booking.com, based in Amsterdam. Prior to joining Booking.com in 2016, Peter served as Vice President - EU Affairs at Rolls-Royce. Before that, from 2001 to 2011, Peter held senior roles in government relations consulting firms in Brussels. Peter was born in Regensburg (Germany) and, following university studies in Germany, the UK and France, holds a Master in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium).
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