Market intelligence platform Lighthouse has announced the appointment of Georg Beyschlag as CFO, replacing the company’s founder Matthias Geeroms, who has held the position since 2018.
The company (formerly known as OTA Insight), which announced $370 million in Series C growth investment just over a year ago, said the move reflects “the growing scope of Lighthouse’s ambitions.”
Lighthouse said it has a $15 billion addressable market and is “building the financial and strategic infrastructure to match its scale.”
Beyschlag brings public-market listing experience from his time at digital workplace platform TeamViewer, which went public in 2019.
Lighthouse has stopped short of saying it is planning an initial public offering. In an interview last year CEO Sean Fitzpatrick described floating as “more a function of how you decide to capitalize the company.”
“There are sometimes just as compelling opportunities on the private markets as there are in the public markets. So, it wouldn't necessarily be a means to an end and certainly from our perspective, it's not the destination,” Fitzpatrick said at the time.
Beyschlag said he was struck by the focus at Lighthouse.
“There is a massive addressable market and clear business strategy, paired with real value for customers and a high performing global team. My job is to be a strategic partner for the leadership team, ensuring that our systems, processes and financial structures are ready for our next phase of expansion.”
Lighthouse has made a number of acquisitions in recent years, including marketing tech specialist The Hotels Network in April 2025 and data specialist HQ revenue in June 2024.
Last year it also unveiled a number of new products, including its Connect AI solution to help hotels improve visibility on large language platforms and help large language models understand rates and availability data.
Geeroms will take up the newly-created position of head of corporate development.
“Matthias built the financial foundation that made our profitable, high-growth profile possible,” Fitzpatrick said. "Now he'll focus on the deals and partnerships that extend our platform and accelerate our category leadership.”