OpenTable CEO Steps Aside as Restaurant Reservations Platform Eyes International Expansion
Skift Take
As is the case with the Priceline Group's handling of Kayak, it is clear that Priceline isn't doubling down on investing in OpenTable. With Booking.com the parent company's overwhelming priority, the international growth of OpenTable will take place at a measured pace, opening opportunities for others.
Matt Roberts, OpenTable's CEO since 2011, has stepped aside and become the Priceline Group-owned restaurant-reservations platform's chairman, Skift has learned.
A Priceline Group spokesperson confirmed that Christa Quarles became interim CEO in September, when the switch took place. Quarles was chief business officer at Nextdoor until May 2015, when she became OpenTable CFO, a position she is currently handling along with in
