Shane Corstorphine, senior VP at Skyscanner, is replacing Bill Dobbie as chair of the Houseology Design Group, which offers interior design solutions in the B2C and B2B furniture and lighting sectors.

Founded in 2010, Houseology Design Group has been led by CEO Andy Russell since 2016 when Bureau, the company he previously founded, was acquired by Houseology.

Since Russell took the reins as CEO, the company has enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of around 35% and is on track for record revenue in excess of £14 million in 2019.

As well as Skyscanner, the company’s client list includes online games provider FanDuel, Trainline, money transfer website TransferWise, Chivas Brothers, Baxters and UK and international financial institutions.

It is hoped that Corstorphine’s appointment will help the company achieve its goal of increasing the group’s revenue from international markets from 10% to 40% in the coming years.

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Corstorphine, who played a key role in Skyscanner’s growth to unicorn status, said: “Andy and the team have done a great job over the last few years in transforming the operations of the business and establishing profitable growth.

“Houseology Design Group is now in a unique position to disrupt this multi-billion dollar vertical whilst helping people and companies to create amazing designer spaces.

“Indeed, it’s something the group’s Bureau division did to great effect at Skyscanner’s global headquarters in Edinburgh. The proprietary technology being developed by the team is an amazing opportunity and, overall, I’m looking forward to supporting them through this next phase of significant growth.”

Andy Russell, CEO of Houseology Design Group, said: “Getting Shane on board is a great endorsement of both our ambition for Houseology and the outlook for the business.

“Shane’s expertise, in all things digital and as a key part of Skyscanner’s incredible success, will be pivotal in guiding our senior team including the scaling of our new online B2B platform due for launch later this year.

“The platform we are building will revolutionise the way furniture and lighting is searched, discovered and shopped for by both the B2B and B2C customer.”

Sir Terry Leahy, one of the group’s existing investors and an advisor to the board, said: “Shane brings valuable experience from online B2C and B2B, overseeing one of the UK’s greatest technology startup to global scale-up success stories of recent times and we are all extremely pleased to have him in place.”