Dalton assumes the role – after serving as the Chief
Operating Officer of the Tripadvisor Core business – effective
January 2024
NEEDHAM,
Mass., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripadvisor,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) announced today that Kristen Dalton will be appointed President of
the Tripadvisor Core business on January 1,
2024, reporting to Matt
Goldberg, CEO of Tripadvisor Group. Dalton most recently
served as COO of the Tripadvisor Core business where she has been
instrumental in setting the organization's strategy to transform
the business.
Dalton has been with the company since 2019, initially serving
as Vice President of FP&A for the Tripadvisor Group, where she
led the financial and operational planning function. Prior to her
appointment to COO, Dalton served as head of Tripadvisor's Core B2C
business, leading the company's guidance, experiences, flights,
vacation rentals, and direct-to-consumer revenue lines. In her new
role, Dalton will continue to oversee strategy and operations for
the Tripadvisor Core business, including execution across product,
technology, sales, and marketing.
"We are excited to promote Kristen
Dalton into this role. She has a deep understanding of the
mechanics of our business, strong operational acumen, and her
leadership and team orientation have proven invaluable in
positioning us for long-term success," said Matt Goldberg, CEO of Tripadvisor Group.
"Kristen brings the skills, experience, and focus to drive speed
and effective execution against our strategy and vision for one of
the most recognized brands in travel."
With this promotion, Dalton joins other business unit presidents
at Viator and TheFork, each taking full accountability for
delivering on the strategy of their respective segment and
continuing to report to Goldberg.
"I have had an incredible journey since joining Tripdvisor. The
opportunity we have to write the next chapter of this remarkable
brand is one that I do not take for granted," Kristen Dalton said. "This company has a deep
heritage and a legacy of innovation -- having changed the way
people worldwide travel. And more than twenty years after the
company's founding, we get to change how people travel yet
again."
Prior to Tripadvisor, Dalton served as the Vice President of
Finance & Strategy for Vistaprint, Inc., where she oversaw a
global team providing leadership to strategy and internal
communications teams and leading financial planning and analysis
functions. She served as Vice President of Strategy - International
Life for Ace Group (now Chubb), a global leader in commercial and
personal property and casualty (P&C) insurance, where she drove
the strategic planning process for a $1
billion global business unit and international life
insurance portfolio. Dalton also held senior leadership roles for
AXA, a multi-national insurance provider, Zurich Financial
Services, a global life insurance provider, and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, a leading
investment bank.
The Tripadvisor Group operates as a family of brands with the
purpose of connecting people to experiences worth sharing. Our
vision is to be the world's most trusted source for travel and
experiences. The Company operates across three reportable segments:
Tripadvisor Core, Viator, and TheFork. We leverage our brands,
technology platforms, and capabilities to connect our large, global
audience with partners by offering rich content, travel guidance
products and services, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences,
accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories.
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