Expedia Group CFO Julie Whalen to Depart

Expedia Group said on Thursday that its chief financial officer, Julie Whalen, is stepping down from the role. 

The company said that it and Whalen agreed that she will step down when a successor is appointed, expected to occur before Feb. 17, 2025. Whalen also resigned Thursday from the company’s board of directors.

Her total pay package was $16.4 million in 2022 and $6.6 million in 2023, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“I want to thank Julie for all she has done for Expedia Group as a board member and as CFO over the last five years. We are grateful for her contributions,” said Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group, in a statement. Gorin began her role as CEO in May.

Whalen started in Sept. 2022 as the first woman in the role, replacing Eric Hart after more than 13 years. She had been chief financial officer of Williams-Sonoma since 2012.

Expedia last month said it had hired Ramana Thumu as the new chief technology officer. This is after Rathi Murthy exited role — along with Sreenivas Rachamadugu, senior vice president of core services product and engineering — in May for what Expedia said was “a violation of company policy.”