Tripadvisor CEO Matt Goldberg and CFO Michael Noonan Announce Departures Amid Business Restructuring
Tripadvisor prepares for a major leadership transition as CEO Matt Goldberg and CFO Michael Noonan plan their exits while the travel company addresses financial pressures and growing competition.
November 9, 2026 | United States
Tripadvisor Inc. (TRIP), a leading online travel platform, has announced that Chief Executive Officer Matt Goldberg and Chief Financial Officer Michael Noonan will leave their positions as the company moves forward with its restructuring and business transformation strategy.
Goldberg is scheduled to step down as President, CEO and Board member on February 16, 2027. Noonan will resign from his CFO position effective December 31, 2026. The executive departures come as Tripadvisor faces slowing revenue growth, increasing competition from artificial intelligence powered travel platforms and continued challenges in its traditional hotel search business.
Goldberg has served as Tripadvisor’s President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2022. Before joining the company, he held senior leadership positions at The Trade Desk, News Corp and Qurate. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Lonely Planet for nearly five years. His professional experience includes digital media, technology, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and business development.
Goldberg holds an MBA from Stanford University, a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Melbourne and a bachelor’s degree in English from Cornell University.
Noonan joined Tripadvisor as Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Previously, he served as CFO of Noom from October 2020 to November 2022. He also held senior finance and investor relations positions at Booking Holdings between 2016 and 2020. Earlier in his career, Noonan worked with RBC Capital Markets, NYSE Euronext, J.P. Morgan and Bear Stearns.
As part of the leadership transition, Tripadvisor has appointed Kristen Dalton as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2027. Dalton currently serves as the company’s Chief Strategy and Operations Officer and has held several leadership positions within Tripadvisor since joining in 2019.
The company’s Board of Directors is working with an external executive search firm to identify candidates who can lead Tripadvisor through its next phase of growth and transformation.
Alongside the management changes, Tripadvisor plans to eliminate approximately 425 employee and contractor positions within its Hotels & Other segment as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts.
The leadership changes come at a significant time for the online travel industry as companies respond to evolving consumer preferences, technological developments and competition from AI powered travel search and booking services.