Kristen Dalton has been promoted to President at the Tripadvisor Core business
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.
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.
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.