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Javier Corbacho

Interim CEO at Líbere Hospitality Group

Bilbao, Basque Country

Overview 

Javier Corbacho is an experienced professional with a background in building startups in the foodtech industry, currently serving as the Interim CEO at Líbere Hospitality Group. With a strong track record in strategic vision and brand development, he has held key roles at All Iron Ventures and StubHub, where he led strategy, new revenue streams, and regional operations in Asia-Pacific. Highlights of his career include serving as the Head of Strategy and New Revenue Streams at StubHub and leading operations in Asia-Pacific for Ticketbis, demonstrating expertise in driving growth and innovation within the foodtech and ticketing sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Interim CEO - FoodTech

    2022 - Current

    We are currently building the next generation of virtual and primarily delivery-based food brands.

  • Venture Partner & Investor

    2021 - 2023

  • Venture Studio Director

    2021 - 2022

    Main areas of expertise: - Mental Health SaaS, B2B Corporate Wellness - Sustainability SOR & Data management platforms - B2B/B2C Marketplaces - HR Tech - EdTech and content businesses

  • Head of Strategy and New Revenue Streams

    2018 - 2021

    StubHub (an eBay company) was acquired by Viagogo for $4.05 Billion in 2019. In my role as Head of Strategy & New revenue Streams, I was responsible for setting the strategy of the business and leading the newly created R&D and innovation team. We mainly focused on the following areas: - Building new distribution APIs. - Exploring new smart fulfillment solutions to provide a better end-to-end experience. - Adding value to our partners in our fast-growing B2C and B2B verticals. - Defining the long term and business strategy based on market and technology trends. - Managing the budget and P&L of the Strategy and Innovation team. - Member of the INTL Leadership team.

  • Regional Manager Asia-Pacific

    2016 - 2018

    Responsible for setting the direction for StubHub in Asia-Pacific, managing strategy, business operations, marketing, and product. Thanks to our amazing team and hard work, we were able to: - Deliver triple-digit growth YoY. - Design and launch a new end-to-end and independent e-commerce product for the region. - Develop a new business vertical and sign multiple deals to boost adoption: alliances with travel and media, partnerships with key sport, music properties and venues, and B2B/B2C distribution deals.

StubHub is an online ticket marketplace.

Raised $59,231,046.00 from Digital Fuel Capital, Viagogo and Stephens Group.

  • Regional Manager Asia-Pacific

    2013 - 2016

    TICKETBIS is a Spanish start-up founded in 2010 and acquired by StubHub (an eBay Company) in 2016 for $165 Million. The company operates a global online ticketing marketplace connecting fans across 50+ countries. A quick overview on responsibilities & achievements in my role as Regional Manager: - Managed 15% of the company revenue P&L. Achieved triple-digit growth YoY. - Lived in Tokyo for 4 years to hire and manage the team locally. - Designed and executed the GTM and market launch strategy for Japan and South Korea and additional 10 markets between 2013 and 2015. - Set up all the internal procedures and ways of working, Responsible for subsidiary establishments and initial build-out of all the infrastructure, online and offline operations including corporate, office leasing, HR, legal/regulatory, accounting/tax, logistics, marketing, business strategy, and development. - Member of the leadership team and the integration team with eBay & StubHub after the Ticketbis acquisition by eBay in 2016.

  • Head of Global Operations

    2012 - 2013

    Global Head of Payments, Trust and Safety, Customer Service, and Operations. Main areas of focus and achievements: - Customer Service: hired and led a team of +40 agents. Introduced new ticket management technology to increase productivity and reduce the response times by 10x. - Payments: responsible for all payment method integrations and decisions in LATAM and Europe. Success rates increased by 3x. - Trust & Safety: created new payment risk internal controls and operations that led to 50% less payment fraud. - Logistics: negotiated and closed new deals with existing and new carriers, managed the system integration and troubleshooting. - Control over the day-to-day operations of the business: logistics, customer service, trust and safety and payment methods.

  • Country Manager Mexico & Argentina

    2010 - 2012

    - Head of the first international office outside Spain. - Hit +110% of the target. Argentina became the second market in sales and revenue. - Responsible for subsidiary establishment and initial build-out of all the infrastructure including corporate, office leasing, HR, legal/regulatory, accounting/tax, logistics, marketing, payments. and others. - Coordinate and oversee all operations in both markets: logistics, payment methods, customer service, legal, accounting/tax, HR, operations, and online marketing (SEM, SEO, affiliates, and Media).

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