UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): September 5, 2013
TRIPADVISOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35362 | 80-0743202 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
141 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(617) 670-6300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective September 5, 2013, Dipchand “Deep” V. Nishar, age 44, and Spencer M. Rascoff, age 37, were elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TripAdvisor, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Rascoff was also designated to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board, replacing Jeremy Philips, who will continue to serve on the Compensation Committee and Section 16 Committee of the Board. As non-employee directors, Messrs. Nishar and Rascoff will receive compensation in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors. The Company previously disclosed the terms of non-employee director compensation in its definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2013.
Mr. Nishar has served as LinkedIn Corporation’s Senior Vice President, Products and User Experience since January 2011, and served as its Vice President, Products from January 2009 until January 2011. Prior to LinkedIn, Mr. Nishar served in several roles, including most recently as the Senior Director of Products for the Asia-Pacific region, at Google, Inc.
Mr. Rascoff has served as Chief Executive Officer of Zillow, Inc. since September 2010 and has served as a member of its board of directors since July 2011. Mr. Rascoff joined Zillow as one of its founding employees in 2005 and has held various positions there. Prior to Zillow, Mr. Rascoff served as Vice President of Lodging for Expedia, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Rascoff co-founded and served in various capacities at Hotwire, Inc., an online travel company that is now a subsidiary of Expedia. Mr. Rascoff also serves on the board of Julep Beauty Incorporated, a privately held beauty products company, and Zulily Inc., the leading daily deals site for moms.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 6, 2013 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIPADVISOR, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Seth J. Kalvert | |
| Seth J. Kalvert Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Dated: September 6, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 6, 2013 | |
Exhibit 99.1
Deep Nishar and Spencer Rascoff Join TripAdvisor’s Board of Directors
NEWTON, Mass., September 6, 2013/PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced that Deep Nishar, SVP of products and user experience for LinkedIn, and Spencer Rascoff, CEO and a director of Zillow, Inc., were elected to TripAdvisor’s board of directors.
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer indicated that the appointments of Nishar and Rascoff will provide the board with additional industry, product and operational knowledge and experience, to further the company’s objectives. Kaufer added, “Both Deep and Spencer have extensive backgrounds and experience with innovative, respected web-based companies. That, coupled with their business acumen, will be a perfect complement with the other extremely talented directors advising TripAdvisor.”
“We welcome Deep and Spencer,” stated Greg Maffei, chairman of the TripAdvisor board and Liberty Interactive president and CEO. “LinkedIn and Zillow are the established leaders in their respective fields and Deep and Spencer will bring unique and valuable perspective to the board.”
About Deep Nishar
Mr. Nishar has served as LinkedIn Corporation’s senior vice president, products and user experience since January 2011, and served as its vice president, products from January 2009 until January 2011. Prior to LinkedIn, Mr. Nishar served in several roles, including most recently as the senior director of products for the Asia-Pacific region, at Google, Inc.
About Spencer Rascoff
Mr. Rascoff has served as chief executive officer of Zillow, Inc. since September 2010 and has served as a member of its board of directors since July 2011. Mr. Rascoff joined Zillow as one of its founding employees in 2005 and has held various positions there. Prior to Zillow, Mr. Rascoff served as vice president of lodging for Expedia, Inc. and before that role, Mr. Rascoff co-
founded and served in various capacities at Hotwire, Inc., an online travel company that is now a subsidiary of Expedia. Mr. Rascoff also serves on the board of Julep Beauty Incorporated, a privately held beauty products company, and Zulily Inc., the leading daily deals site for moms.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world’s largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 260 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 100 million reviews and opinions covering more than 2.7 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 20 other travel media brands: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.gateguru.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, June 2013
**Source: Google Analytics, worldwide data, July 2013
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