Tripadvisor names media exec Matt Goldberg as CEO beginning July 1: Travel Weekly

Matt Goldberg, a veteran media executive who served as CEO of Lonely Planet from 2009 to 2013, will become CEO of Tripadvisor beginning July 1, succeeding co-founder Steve Kaufer who announced in November he would step down.

“We are excited to announce the appointment of Matt Goldberg to the role of CEO,” said Greg Maffei, chairman of the board at Tripadvisor.  

“Matt has proven leadership and experience in strategy and operations for more than 20 years across a number of leading media, advertising, and consumer-facing companies. We welcome him to the team and look forward to his expertise as he leads Tripadvisor in the next phase of its journey.”

And said Kaufer, “After a comprehensive search, I believe that the board has found a strong leader in Matt for our iconic brand.

“Our employees, partners and travelers will be well served by Matt who is a strategist with experience in the travel, digital, media and retail industries. I look forward to supporting his success and watching him guide this business into an exciting future.”

Goldberg most recently was executive vice president, North America and global operations at media buying platform The Trade Desk. Prior to that he had held executive roles at News Corp and Liberty Media Corporation’s QVC Group (Tripadvisor chairman Maffei is president and CEO of Liberty Media Corporation). Goldberg is also founding director of Dataphilanthropy, a non-profit focused on building programs to apply data to better address and understand economic disparity.

“I could not be more enthusiastic about joining Tripadvisor, a company I have long admired, whose leadership and teams have built an amazing, globally recognized consumer brand with a unique spot in travel and digital media,” Golberg said.

“I’m incredibly excited to return to the travel sector to innovate within the industry and leverage the platform’s reach and community trust. I see a long runway ahead and many opportunities to create value for our travelers and partners.”

Kaufer co-founded Tripadvisor in 2000 and in November announced his intention to leave his role as CEO.

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