CEO Cafe #2 - Interview with trivago N.V. CFO Matthias Tillmann

Hello, and welcome to CEO Cafe. I’m your host, Spencer Walsh, and today we sit down with Matthias Tillmann, the CFO of trivago N.V. trivago is one of the leading hotel metasearch platforms, helping consumers around the globe find the best rates on hotels. In 2022, trivago generated over €500M in revenue and over €60M in free cash flow. Matthias joined trivago in 2016, and has served as the company’s CFO since early 2020. I hope you enjoy the discussion. ***DISCLAIMERS*** This interview is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. The host, Spencer Walsh, also serves as the Managing Member of Kinesic Capital LLC, an investment advisor based in San Francisco, CA. All opinions expressed by Spencer Walsh and the guests in this interview are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Kinesic Capital LLC or the companies at which guests are employed or affiliated. This interview may also contain statements that are considered forward-looking under various securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon current market conditions and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Kinesic Capital LLC and its clients may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this interview, and nothing herein should be construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. This interview does not intend to be complete or entirely accurate on any topic addressed, and the information discussed in this interview is provided as of the date of its publication and will not be updated.