Xavier Facon

Chief Technology Officer

Xavier Facon, who joined Northstar Travel Group as Chief Technology Officer in 2026, has been building technology platforms and businesses across media, advertising, data, and digital commerce for more than 20 years.

An entrepreneur and product-minded technology leader, Xavier was the founder of Crisp, where he helped develop early mobile and advertising platforms for leading media and brand customers including CNN, ESPN, NBC, Time and The Associated Press. Crisp was acquired by Quotient Technology, where Xavier later held senior leadership roles across advertising technology, product, and strategy, helping advance the company’s retail media and data-driven advertising capabilities. He later joined NielsenIQ’s leadership team as Global SVP for Retail Products, leading product strategy, commercialization, and vision for one of the company’s key growth areas.

Xavier has also contributed to mobile and rich media advertising standards and holds patents related to dynamic creative and retail-aware advertising technology. He brings to Northstar a blend of technical depth, product judgment, and operating experience, with a focus on modernizing platforms and building scalable foundations for growth.

Xavier was born and raised in Belgium and has lived in New York City for more than 25 years.