Tripadvisor’s new CEO Matt Goldberg said he wants to make the company more data-driven and improve execution, and the chief financial officer cryptically floated the possibility that the company would consider making acquisitions to complement its Viator and TheFork brands, or other parts of the business.
“I was also energized by the potential of our data assets to create a better experience for consumers and enable all areas of the company,” Goldberg said during his first earnings call with analysts Friday as Tripadvisor CEO after succeeding Steve Kaufer, who left June 30 after a 22-year run. “Having spent a number of years leading advertising, content and commerce businesses enabled by data, I’m confident that our data can help us drive deeper consumer insight and higher levels of engagement, create further operational agility as well as identify meaningful commercial opportunities.”
With only a month at the helm, Goldberg was short on specifics about strategy changes, but he cited his experiences at Lonely Planet (2009-2013), and the Trade Desk (2020-2022) as equipping him to handle digital transformat