Outdoor Marketplace Appoints New Board Director

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Outdoor technology provider The Wanderlust Group (TWG) appointed Ryan McKillen to the company’s director board.

TWG connects campground owners and marinas to RV and boat users. McKillen will join the board as an “accomplished engineer” of consumer products and marketplaces, TWG stated. McKillen was the third employee to be hired with Uber.

“As we look to make significant investments in our product software, Ryan’s deep well of knowledge as an engineer, specifically when it comes to scaling a team, is truly an asset,” TWG co-founder and CEO Mike Melillo said. “His love for the water as an avid boater and self-proclaimed ‘obsessed’ sailboat racer aligns perfectly with our company’s mission to help people connect and spend more time outdoors.”

During his nearly seven-year tenure at Uber, TWG stated McKillen grew from software engineer to NYC engineering site director. He scaled Uber’s New York City engineering center from zero to more than 80 employees within 18 months, with responsibility over teams who built the Uber Eats platform, as well as the infrastructure for Uber’s metrics and monitoring.

“I am thrilled that The Wanderlust Group chose me to serve on its board, and I am looking forward to working in the trenches with the team,” McKillen said. “Mike is a fiery entrepreneur and working with him gives me flashbacks to Uber. We have found a great match of my experiences in engineering and consumer marketplaces, with TWG’s disruption of the boating industry by connecting marinas with boaters.”

The Wanderlust Group is a two-sided marketplace connecting marina and campground owners to boat and RV users.

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