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Rob MacLean

Co-founder, Points

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Rob MacLean co-founded Points, the loyalty-commerce company behind points and miles transactions for airline and hotel programs, in 2000 and served as its CEO and a board member. Before Points, MacLean spent 12 years in the airline and loyalty industry, including as Vice President, Sales at Canadian Airlines. Plusgrade acquired Points in 2022.

Rob hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Rob co-founded Points, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Podcast
Rob MacLean - Points.comCanadian Equities podcast, Acumen Capital Partners
2021
Video
Rob MacLean: CEO & Cofounder, Points International | The Playbook With David MeltzerThe Playbook With David Meltzer (YouTube)
2021

Quick answers

Who co-founded Points?

Skift's speaker page for Rob MacLean, checked 2026-09-25, says MacLean served as Points' CEO since co-founding the company in 2000 and sat on its board of directors. BetaKit, on 2022-05-10, also described MacLean as Points CEO and co-founder.

What did MacLean do before Points?

Skift's speaker page, checked 2026-09-25, says MacLean spent 12 years in the airline and loyalty industry, including as Vice President, Sales with Canadian Airlines, where MacLean was responsible for the Canadian Plus loyalty program.

What happened to Points?

A release published by La Caisse on 2022-06-29 announced that Plusgrade had completed its US$385 million acquisition of Points, quoting Rob MacLean as Points' chief executive officer.

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Maintained by TechTO · facts sourced and dated · last reviewed Sep 25, 2026