Royal Caribbean Group has appointed Tara Bunch to its board of directors.

She was previously the senior vice president and global head of operations at Airbnb, where she oversaw customer service, trust and safety, privacy, payments, insurance and quality for hosts and guests in more than 220 countries and regions.

Bunch brings more than three decades of experience scaling global technology organizations, leading complex operations, strengthening customer experience and advancing digital transformation across highly recognized consumer brands.

“Tara is a seasoned global executive with deep global experience in scaling technology-enabled service models, and delivering exceptional customer experiences,” said Jason Liberty, chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group.

“Her perspective will be highly valuable as we continue to grow our vacation ecosystem and deliver the best vacations responsibly for guests around the world.”

Bunch holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Before Airbnb, she held senior leadership roles at Apple and Hewlett-Packard Company, where she led areas including global customer service, technical support, repair operations, product development and technology-enabled services at scale.

Bunch also brings broad governance and risk oversight experience and is a member of the Audit Committee at the board of The Vanguard Group.